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SoCS Nov. 7/15 – ‘cat’

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt word: “cat” in any shape or form… It was a catastrophe of catastrophic proportions. I looked at her and she at me and we both burst into laughter. On the floor was her prize and joy. Though … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #38: Tales Twice Told – Watching the Arrivals

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Michael

You see them all at the train station every morning. From 5.30 through 8.30 they come and go hurrying quickly into the city. The weird and wacky, the sad and the happy, the focused and the dreamers, the lovers and … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #85 November 3, 2015 – Illusion

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: “Decompose” by zaldy icaonapo At first you were beautiful No words to describe how I felt Your beauty shone through. All the right words were spoken Promises made, vows exchanged. But it turned to an illusion Your beauty faded … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 31/15 – strange/stranger/strangest

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “strange/stranger/strangest.” It’s the strangest thing when you realise you are losing control of your body when it begins to operate independently of all directions you give it. Stranger still when it defies all attempts to behave in … Continue reading →

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FFfAW-Week of 10-27-2015 – Fruition.

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Michael

Image: pixabay.com It was a great moment she thought. After months of work, rehearsal, worry and anxiety it was finally over. In her dressing room away from the accolades she received she could relax and gather her thoughts. She had … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #84 – October 27, 2015 – On the Post Office Steps

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Michael

Image “Somewhere in Between” by Anne Worner CC BY-SA 2.0. He sits on the Post Office steps His clothes wrapped tightly around A frame that now days feels the cold. He appears as the workday begins and takes his position … Continue reading →

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Lucky #13 Music Prompt: Desert Raven performed by Jonathan Wilson – He Asks

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hYiY1vOOVw I’ve been through the desert on a horse with a name, The raven himself croaks the entrance Of any and all who dare step upon The toes of the rich and famous. The old man sat under the awning … Continue reading →

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Music Friday Prompt #10 “Freedom for the Stallions” – Priceless

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsLgv37m-84 Freedom he says is priceless Looking up from his coffee Licking his lips he remembers Shudders at the memory Turns away from the past Looks out into a future Unsure what it holds But it will be better than … Continue reading →

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Wordle #78 “September 14, 2015” – Gladys

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Technicolor Rare Grate Silence Geminate (to make or become doubled or paired) Razorwine (Any extremely potent alcoholic beverage, no less than 100 proof) Puppet Stygian (of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades. Dark or … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #124 “Collage 6″ – Imposed Silence

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Michael

I turned the imposed silence Into a positive An indirect reaching out When at times the void was impossible. Visually said I was here To remind you that resilience Wins out in times of disconsolation. Moments came and went I … Continue reading →

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