Tag Archives: resilience

JOELLE’S TALES: FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH #TMAT120 #WRITING #PROMPT FOR MARCH

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Michael

Today’s prompt is:  The finest moment of your life It could have been the birth of my children, my gaining my University degree, my retirement from work. But the most life changing moment was leaving my marriage. This moment signalled … Continue reading →

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100 Word Weekly Writing Challenge —Week 8 – Alec’s Corner Store

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Michael

Image Credit: Frank Jansen Alec shuffled to the door, unlatched it and opened his corner store for one more day. With the drinks fridge stocked, the chip packets in neat rows and the lolly counter it usual array of coloured … Continue reading →

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Sunday Strange microfiction challenge – Dolores Hubbard

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Michael

Image: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Dolores Hubbard was fed up. Life was a pile of shit that kept getting bigger as each day went by. Her husband, the very virile Barry Hubbard, was responsible for the myriad of children she … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge #152 – Temptation

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Michael

Image: zhangjingna.com She looks just a child but in adult clothing but there’s nothing childish about her. When she opens her mouth it’s all about her, words that make you want to slap her but you dare not as she … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Low Tide #writephoto

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Michael

As evening approaches and begins to take hold of the ending day I am drawn to the water’s edge. It is low tide and even though, if I want to, I can walk out a long way, I don’t want … Continue reading →

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JOELLE’S TALES: FIRST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH #TMAT120 #WRITING #PROMPT FOR FEBRUARY

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Michael

 Today’s prompt is:  Your worst dream/nightmare/daydream I’m driving my car down a steep road between two sides that begin to narrow in on me the further down I get. To make it worse there are huge rocks to negotiate as … Continue reading →

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#SoCS and #JusJoJan Jan. 28/17 – wood/would

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Michael

Well I would if I could but I couldn’t so I didn’t. The wood was so hard I tried and I tried but the wood wouldn’t no matter how hard I tried and I tried. I’m a little down which … Continue reading →

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January 26: Flash Fiction Challenge – Women Create

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Michael

She’s a small woman, not the type you would say stands out in a crowd but within her is a feisty energy. I was first attracted to her passion and compassion, the way she reached out and touched the lives … Continue reading →

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Wordle #139 “January 23rd, 2016” – The Alternative Fact

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Michael

This week’s words: Bed Pupa (An insect in the non-feeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.) Pleonasm (Noun- The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.)  Image Nose Sear Mice  Collect Grab Ward … Continue reading →

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Finish off Friday #6: Footsteps in the Fog 20.01.17

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Michael

Image: phylor aka Lorraine Footsteps echoed eerily in the fog. Over my shoulder I couldn’t see anything. They seemed to be getting closer. When I stopped walking so did the steps. I stopped near the entrance where a light shone … Continue reading →

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