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May 9: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Note

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

May 9, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about growing older. It can be humorous, dark or poignant. It can be true or total fiction. It can be fine wine or an old fossil. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 222 – The Opportunities of Old Age – May 9th

Posted on May 9, 2019 by

Out the window, I could see the old couple heading off. Hand in hand, the man, holding an umbrella over his lady friend as the rain was beginning to fall. They made steady progress, as it was clear the man … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #196 – Gratitude – November 8th

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

He wakes as usual to a cold draught coming down the concrete culvert. He drags the worn old blanket he found by the roadside over him, the cardboard base of his bed is well and truly flattened by his constant … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER- 2018: WEEK #39 – The Old Man

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

Image: 14946675160vn34 AugustMorgue File The old man was having trouble seeing as he aged. What he once took for granted he now had to concentrate on to see if it was real or not. His mind played tricks on him, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt “Collage Prompt #41”

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is the rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” Rumi   After a lifetime of hard work, jobs wherever he could find them, long hours of manual labour had left him in old age … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 65 – Growing Older.

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

Image: Photo by Bikurgurl It was a fact the older he grew, the more isolated he became. He had never been a beauty and old age did nothing for his looks and certainly was a contributing factor in his inability … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Dusk #writephoto

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

He’d reached that time of life where his sunset hadn’t happened, but he certainly considered he was enduring the dusk stage of life. His lights were fading but he preferred to think of it as a part of his day … Continue reading →

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