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Sunday Writing Prompt – 25th October – At the Edge of the Universe.

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Michael

  The inhabitants we would find intriguing if not repulsive. They, like humans, are gregarious; they like to mill around a lot. Togetherness, they consider strength. They don’t any concept of time as we do but rather measure the daylight and … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing Prompt – The Muse

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Michael

This week – write about your muse as if they had been given corporeal form and could interact with the outside world. I think that you should refer to me as The Muse, not your muse, my muse or anyone … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tales #122 – 5 February 2019 – It starts with one word…

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Michael

It all started with one word. Hello. He took her to the river, wined and dined her in the finest pubs around. She took him to the swankiest restaurants, then took him home. They found solace in each others company. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Writing “It’s all in the title” – Eliza Happenstance

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Michael

Image: Almacon @Deviant Art Choose one or more titles and construct a poem or story around it Voices in Brimstone The Dissonant Heart Wraiths at the Window Secrets Only Children Know The Automaton Who Became Self-Aware The Perils of a … Continue reading →

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In Other Words, madness…

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Michael

Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less using the word madness You didn’t have to be mad to live there, but it sure helped. There was chaos from morning till night. To make the madness worse, the children kept turning up. … Continue reading →

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Wot I Shot Wednesday

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Michael

Each Wednesday is a quiet blogging day for me so I am going to post a photo or two I took today and write a short story/explanation about it. You are welcome to join in and share your Wednesday shots … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #125: of the writerly persuasion 22.06.17 – Anyone Can Be A Writer

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task: Weave a tale about a writer (real or fictional). Carstairs awoke in a cold sweat. In his mind, the word epiphany bounced from side to side. “I know what I’m to do with my life,” he heard … Continue reading →

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June 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Dawn of an Ending

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

June 15, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that symbolically, mythically, mystically, or realistically involves dawn, as a noun or verb. Write about the dawn of time or the time of dawn, or the … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #209 “It’s All in the Title” The Haunting of Cora Applebaum

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Michael

The Haunting of Cora Applebaum Cora Applebaum was awake. She listened and as clear as the nose on her face, there was the breathing again. It was measured breathing, each breath deliberate in depth and volume. She shifted slightly, pulled … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 116 – The Moon – A Jar of Moon Dust

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Michael

Image: © Nelly @20 They say fairies can bottle moonbeams and store them away. They bring them out in the spring when mating time rolls around, and as fairies don’t have such a great libido the moon beams are used … Continue reading →

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