Tag Archives: resilience

Thursday photo prompt – Lantern #writephoto

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

Aunt Betty kept it burning. For years after the war had ended she kept the lamp lit in hope she said, always in hope. The long years of war had ended. For Aunt Betty those were years of agony, of … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of January 17, 2017 – Shifting the Piano

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Michael

Image: Shivangi Singh It was one of those “Right Said Fred”* moments. Bozo had asked his mates, Simmo, Paddo and Mickey to help move the piano from his place to his sisters. Bozo lived on the top floor and needed … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Swan #writephoto – Marg Swan

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Marg Swan was very dim Considering her name What an irony she couldn’t swim.   Marg Swan ate chocolate chips She grew to be quite round Sat a table on her hips.   Marge Swan hated the sea All that … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #102 – 12th January – The Winter Chill – Miss Marble’s Friend Cath

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Image © Winter Woolly: Used with Permission   There was one thing the residents of Grimace Street liked about the winter. There wasn’t one. While the rest of the town froze knee deep in ice and snow Grimace Street was … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Gold #writephoto

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Michael

There is a light at the end of the tunnel. She has endured her self imposed exile though to me it was more a form of prison sentence. In order to find herself she had gone away to be by … Continue reading →

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December 29: Flash Fiction Challenge – Cosy Yet?

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Michael

December 29, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a cozy story. What is it to be cozy, to experience Danish hygge? It doesn’t need to be culture-specific, but it can be an interesting point of comparison … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of December 27, 2016 – Horse-Riding

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Michael

Photo: thanks to Iain Kelly. She announced that this Christmas/New Year she’d give him a gift that was a part of her childhood. She was going to take him horse-riding. Her glee was obvious. His apprehension equally so. The big … Continue reading →

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December 22: Flash Fiction Challenge – Trying

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

December 22, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that steps beyond. It can be a door, a tunnel, a worm hole in space. You can create an explicit for what “beyond” is or you … Continue reading →

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December 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – Proving He Was Right.

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Michael

December 15, 2016 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) explore the importance of a name within a story. It can be naming an experience, introducing an extraordinary name, or clarifying a name (who can forget Who’s on First). … Continue reading →

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FFfAW Challenge-Week of December 13, 2016 – Dark and Dingy Folk

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Michael

It was a dark and dingy street inhabited by dark and dingy people. Each house held its own dark and dingy secret. Each dark and dingy person held their respective secret closely to their chest. They knew what they had … Continue reading →

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