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Photo Challenge #393 – Sitting by the Window

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Michael

It’s what she did most days. Sit by the window. Outside the sun shone or it rained, didn’t matter much to her, as she liked to watch. Life was happening out there. Birds fluttered about, sang loudly in the mornings, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #391 – Spirals

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Michael

My life has been a series of spirals. In the beginning, it was full of promise, The whole world was there for the taking. As I look back I wish I had taken more of it. I lived in a … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #386 – There was Someone Beside Him.

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Michael

He’d been sitting there a while before he realized there was someone beside him. It was a girl, dark haired, nose ring, heavy eye makeup and like him looking down. “Where did you come from?” he asked. “Through the window, … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #321 – A Leaf Stuck on a Boot.

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Michael

 It didn’t seem a big deal at first. Wet day. Wet leaf stuck to boot. Happens all the time, doesn’t it? I was oblivious to it happening at the time. I splashed through a few puddles not thinking about anything … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #320 – Uncle Phil Songwriter.

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Michael

It was weeks after Uncle Phil died before anyone in the family decided to go and tidy up his place. He’d been a lonely solitary man and we knew the task was going to be a big one, as Phil … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #319 – Pot of Gold

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Michael
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Photo Challenge #317 – Joan’s Grandad

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Michael

Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com When Joan was little she knew she loved her Grandad. She also knew he loved her. He had a habit of showing up at her place carrying a shopping bag within which he hid something … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #302 – Dreams and being Lost.

Posted on February 11, 2020 by Michael

Image: Shichigoro Shingo I’m leaving school heading home, a path I have taken a hundred or more times. Today I’m confused, the road I take leads me nowhere, I’m in a place I don’t recognise, and every turn confuses me … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #301 – The Open Air Dance Class

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Michael

Image: Lara Zankoul The class had gone well. The commitment and enthusiasm of the women was infectious. The expectation of a bumper concert this year was high in their minds. Even Belinda from Bulgum, co-ordination challenged, was putting in her … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #300 – ‘Right’ Places.

Posted on January 28, 2020 by Michael

Photo Credit – https://www.deviantart.com/aa-xxx/art/his-legacy-23483872 Cool That was the image she portrayed. A living cliché. She sought out every behaviour To enhance the image, she had of herself. Watched porn to learn to be a lover, Was devoted to fashion Copied … Continue reading →

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