Tag Archives: resilience

Okay, What If? Challenge – Boys Day Out

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge: Okay, What if I asked you about public transport? Last week my mate Shaky and I went to Sydney by train. (He is Shaky as he has Parkinson’s disease, his decision not mine for the name) Now … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 5 – Mythical creatures – The Dur

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Michael

Image: Google Images I never knew of the Dur until the fairies asked me one day why he was always so sad. I know my puzzled look explained my lack of knowledge of any such a creature. A little while … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #98 “Fast Car” March 15, 2015 – Pushbike

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Michael

I only have an old pushbike A rusty one, a bit like me Seen better days But it still works A bit like me. We rode it up and we rode it down We were attached, once we were, Just … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale March 13th “superstition” – The Quest

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Michael

Imagine that you are in the Middle East and you are haunted by some sorcerer … the only way to defeat that sorcerer is by wearing a Nazar, but you have to go on a quest to find that Mighty … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt # 4.- Fictional Autobiography – The Main Street Private Hotel.

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Michael

In this week’s challenge we have been asked to weave a fictional autobiography or use ourselves as a template for one. Which way do you think I have gone? My name is Simon Boyle and I was born at a … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #63 – Ben

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Michael

Image: c.1900 Chicago. Rush Medical College lecture auditorium What disturbed Ben the most when he awoke was not the crowd standing around him but that he was, where he was. The night before his mother holding a rather large wad … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #12: Abandoned – My Mother

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: Caerlynn Nash My mother went to the shops. Said she’d only be a minute. I was five. I waited and waited. Still I wait. When you are five and afraid you stay where you are left. At least I … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #50 -Twister– March 3, 2015 – There’s a Twister

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: Keiko McCartney There’s talk of a twister Yeah, yeah, yeah There’s a twister around the corner Panic, panic, panic There’s a twister in our street Fear, fear, fear There’s a twister near our house Brace, brace, brace There’s a … Continue reading →

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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#169 – Agony

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: …so what time did you say it was?… I awake. My face is buried in long grass. My mouth feels like a gravel pit. My body doesn’t want to know what happened, or when. My mind thinks, … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Finish the Story – March 2nd, 2015 – Young Dan

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Michael

Image: Barbara Beacham Finish the story begins with: “When it came to a challenge, Jim Smiley just had to jump right in!“ He was that sort of guy. Game was the word to describe Jim. Today was the Devil’s Haven … Continue reading →

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