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100 Word Challenge for Grown Ups – Week#164 – The Temple.

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: …and then I smiled…   The temple was on top of a mountain and there were only ten thousand steps to climb. A voice inside said to me, “How hard could it be, they are only steps.” … Continue reading →

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Haibun Thinking – January 20th 2015 – Mr Franklin

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Michael

Image: Ben Franklin by Jules Paige I have travelled half a world to stand here. Left behind my steamy summer for this freezing winter. But rugged up against the cold I have longed for this day to look up at … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge # 44 – Sleeping Ship – January 20, 2015 – Josie’s Funeral.

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Michael

Image: Kirsty Mitchell At Josie’s funeral there wasn’t a lot said Among the tight knit circle of friends There were whispers, rumours, gossip Every possible speculation For no one was saying anything out loud. She’d been found reposed in a … Continue reading →

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Creative Expressions #6: Light and Dark – The Rehearsal

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge: to write a piece about contrasting concepts. Light and dark The budding actress was rehearsing her lines for the upcoming production of ‘Macbeth’ and as Lady Macbeth I had been asked to assist her in learning her … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – January 19th, 2015 – A Weekend Away

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “They finally made their escape.”   It was go go go. Pedal to the metal. Looking back there was no sign their departure had been noticed. What had begun, as a pleasant weekend had not … Continue reading →

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Wordle #44 – January 19, 2015 – Uncle Bole

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Michael

This week’s great word selection: Polish Bark Laundry Magenta Saturate Camera Blink Valuable Stance Penalty Sensibility Texture When my Uncle Boleslaw won the world championship in French Polishing he became the first man also of Polish extraction to gain this … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #90 – Proverb – January 18, 2015 – The Apple That Fell.

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Michael

Image: “Fruit Pickers Harvesting Under the Mango Tree,” by Fernando Amorsolo in 1939 Proverb: “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.” You know I was born in a very different time. My mother would often say, ‘You were very … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #55 – Liniment

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Michael

You rub it on said the brochure. Dad bought it as a liniment he rubbed into his aching calf muscles. Best stuff ever he said. Dad never paid any attention to the glow that appeared on his sheets each night … Continue reading →

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Fairytale Prompt (Little Red Riding Hood) – The Wolf Weekly

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Michael

Image Daniel Egneus Wolf Weekly – New Years Edition – This week in the woods. Larry Lupine reporting today on the events in the woods this week. This week in Wolf Weekly we have a packed edition to set your … Continue reading →

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SoCS January 17/15 – Heal

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Michael

Image: Doobster @ Mindful Digressions This week’s prompt: ‘heel/heal’ As you get older the healing process slows down, cuts, scratches and abrasions just take a bit longer to heal. The physical will always heal eventually it’s the psychological that take … Continue reading →

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