Tag Archives: resilience

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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Reena’s Exploration Challenge-56

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Michael

The older she got, the more she thought things might change, that the past might be left not forever sitting in her pocket. But it didn’t work like that, the past stuck to her like glue and wasn’t showing any … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 36 – When Patience Wears Thin.

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Michael

Image: Izaak Standridge They weren’t sure why they were there, but they had been there a long time. Patience and resilience were wearing thin. Their minds had begun to wander, and many were losing focus on the task at hand. … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Mix–08 July 2017 – A Person of Merit

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Michael

The task is to see how a silhouette would look in writing. When you are an invisible person, you can safely exist on the periphery of society. People know you are there, but mostly they don’t care a lot about … Continue reading →

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Wordle #160 – Mundane

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Mundane Neat Vent Spine Wrapper La gaudiere (n.)) the glint of goodness inside people, which you can only find by sloshing them back and forth in your mind until everything dark and gray and common falls away, … Continue reading →

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Music Prompt #6: “The Cave” By Mumford & Sons #musicchallenge #amwriting #music 

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

There were days I wondered Did you have a heart? Days when the torment Just never stopped. We’d go somewhere Potential to be good You’d find issue in a word Pull me aside, in front of family Berate me as … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #167 – When Death Arrives

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Michael

Image: – NEKNEERAJ Word came all at once From miles away and worlds apart. Death is like that Turns up and makes its presence felt. Life ends for a mother and a daughter grieves, Life ends for a daughter and … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 20 – Queue*

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Michael

Photo By Bikurgurl The queue stretched further than we anticipated but as we stood at the end of the line we were immediately infused with the excitement of those ahead of us. We had all the band’s albums and had … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Inside-out #writephoto – Feet Up

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Michael

He hated it when it rained. Not only was it cold but the water would invariably leak through the old window seals and drip into his cell. It meant moving everything to one side of the room. Once the downpour … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #164 – More Soup Than Tea

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Michael

Image: Source Unknown My life has been more soup than tea. More minestrone than vegetable. Now days it’s a shade tepid Though it believes it still has what it takes. Its part of the fantasy of life Believing the impossible. … Continue reading →

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