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Reena’s Exploration Challenge #127 – Deja Vu

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Michael

PROMPT #127 Déjà vu The house at No. 18 always gave me a weird feeling whenever I walked past. It was a dark and foreboding place. A high fence sheltered it from the outside world, and the house itself appeared … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #236 – 15th August – Over the Back Fence – The Wexlis’.

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Michael

Patrick and Ada Wexlis lived beyond my back fence down under the old rail bridge. As kids, we had played in and under the bridge, but time had treated the remaining timbers poorly. It was a shadow of its former … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #115 – 18 December 2018

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Michael

Photo by Free Photo on Pixabay.com My neighbours have cut down the trees between our places. I watch them do nudie runs from the bathroom to their room. They don’t know I can see them. I started to time them. … Continue reading →

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Envy: Mary Dowd Part 3

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Michael

Since the day Ray had left, Mary had organised her life around a schedule of events she tried to stick to. It was how she coped with the loneliness his absence imposed on her. She spent her mornings tidying up … Continue reading →

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Envy: Mary Dowd Part 2

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Michael

Image: Envy © by Iza-nagi Mary awoke the next morning to the sound of hammering. It took her a moment to realise it was coming from the new neighbours. ‘New people, new sounds, new things to be irritated by,’ she … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Marjorie Nettlespawn 2

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Michael

Marjorie didn’t come around yesterday which is not unusual as she doesn’t get out every day. But this morning she came in limping a little. When I asked her what the trouble was she said: “It’s my Plantar Fasciitis, left … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Marjorie Nettlespawn

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Michael

I heard her coming down the drive and then the rattle of the gauze door as she came in, puffing slightly, her hand on her Fitbit and a quick glance to see the steps she had travelled. This was my … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #103: Through a Child’s Eyes 19.01.17 – Alice and Mr Rum

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task from Lorraine: weave a tale from the perspective of a child – your inner child, or someone else’s (as always not necessarily human). Use age appropriate thought patterns, reasoning and language. Don’t impose adult rationalities (or irrationalities) … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #102 – 12th January – The Winter Chill – Miss Marble’s Friend Cath

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Image © Winter Woolly: Used with Permission   There was one thing the residents of Grimace Street liked about the winter. There wasn’t one. While the rest of the town froze knee deep in ice and snow Grimace Street was … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #101: Resolute 05.01.17 – Mildred Thrup

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Michael

image: Peter Timmerhues via pixabay Mildred Thrup was a woman who made resolutions most days of her life. She’d try harder to like her neighbours, she’d spend less on alcohol; and cigarettes, she’d give more/something to the poor she’d try and … Continue reading →

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