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Photo Challenge #236 – The Boy and the Cat

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Michael

Image: – PrettyScary @ Deviantart It was true the boy loved his cat But was it true the cat loved the boy? In reality, the boy did everything for the cat For the cat had an ego that needed stroking … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #233 – My Story

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Michael

Image: Kaia Pieters She wasn’t one for verbose comment Some would say she was a visual learner Preferring to say it in image, not words. She carried the scars of a lifelong lived. Words were beaten out of her; To … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #230 – The End of Time

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Michael

                                             Image: Google Images When the world ended, it did so in the oddest way. It was quite a seamless operation with the glowing balls appearing in various countries and in various neighbourhoods at various times of the day. It … Continue reading →

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Pull Up A Seat Photo Challenge

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Michael

The place to be on a hot day. For: https://xingfumama.blog/2018/09/07/pull-up-a-seat-photo-challenge-week-1/

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Photo Challenge #229 – Resilience

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Michael

Image: – Annija Veldre She faced everything thrown at her The abuse of ‘loved ones’ The trauma of suffering The moments of despair. Slowly they wore her down The fight in her whittled away She succumbed, retreated Faded from the … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #227 – The Faceless Girl

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Michael

Image: – CityVarsity The faceless girl appears so often in my dreams. Sometimes she leads me in pastures adorned with sunflowers Sometimes it’s her at the bottom of a chasm Protecting me from the destruction of my own making. So … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #226 – The Girl in the Red Coat.

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Michael

Image: – Anka Zhuravleva The first time I saw the girl in the red coat was out of the corner of my eye. I thought she was an illusion as it had been raining and she was standing in amongst … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #225 – Kelsay’s Angel Wings

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Michael

Image: ezorenier @ deviantart Kelsay hated her angel wings. The damn things were such a nuisance. From an early age, she had been aware she a different kid to the other kids in her neighbourhood. Her mum was so proud … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #222 – Life’s Swing

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Michael

Life’s swing is so easily taken for granted.   The back swing is when you are: Expectant In anticipation Looking forwards   The down swing is when it’s all: Happening Excitement In the moment.   I know where I’d rather … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #221 – Indifference Reigns

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Michael

Image credit Mattias Milos via Unsplash   Do you think you can step through? Forty years of confinement is no small potatoes.   A bell rings: You awake, get up, toilet, dress, stand to attention. Awaiting permission to move, to … Continue reading →

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