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Wordle #69 “July 13, 2015″ Harve

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Breach Chitin (a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose,that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects,crustaceans, and arachnids.) Socket Hour Message Sicken Wad Binary Tiptoe Flagstones Emanation … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Stacked

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt is STACK The back door slams Slumped in the chair Looking morose A chair is kicked Curses are uttered A fist crashes into the table. We ask the problem You swear it wasn’t your fault The other … Continue reading →

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Magpie Tales – Self-Love

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Michael

He is out there I’ll follow the tracks They lead in one direction. The man won my heart Then snapped it in two As If I didn’t matter As if I wouldn’t notice Him leaving on the two fifteen. But … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt Wednesday #14 – Tomorrow’s Hope

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Michael

Today’s task: take the words “Tomorrow’s (_____)”, fill in the blank, make it the title of your poem and then write the poem. Tomorrow’s hope seems so far away In the face of adversity, we shy away. Do you succumb … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 rehab: Hiatus

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Michael

Take a break STOP! Step away. Your lifestyle has made you fraught. I watch as you struggle There’s so much to do So many places to go People to meet and greet. You can only stretch yourself In so many … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #73 – Bomb Alaska

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Michael

The café was humming. The place was packed. The Mattles were seated near the front of the café. There party of six were celebrating their mother’s seventieth   birthday. For a surprise they had arranged with the chef to provide her … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #67, See-Saw, June 30, 2015 – Life is..

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Michael

Image: Alexa Houghton Life is a series of ups and downs We teeter at times On the edge of oblivion. Occasionally we totter When the going gets tough. But thankfully we pull back, The abyss is permanent Few ever return … Continue reading →

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Fiction Friday Prompt #11 – ‘Love is a many splendored thing’

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: ‘Love is a many splendored thing’ Write from: 2nd person POV You don’t know the thrill I received When into my inbox came your card. I didn’t think you’d noticed me But my heart leapt the second … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #64, Pathway, June 09, 201 – Going

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Michael

Image: – Oer Wout It had been about roads not taken And stopping by woods on snowy evenings. Now he had chosen the path And there was only one way Through the avenue of trees That pressed in on him. … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Away

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt:  Away Once a year Post Christmas We pack the car Head to the coast. It’s our getaway Our time to refresh ourselves Let go of the daily grind The get away. A few weeks of rejuvenation Where … Continue reading →

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