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Saturday Mix — Lorraine 04.02.17 – Anniversary.

Posted on February 4, 2017 by Michael

Love with a twist: Craft a “love story” in 25 to 150 words, with an unforeseen twist at the end. It had been three days. She always said to worry if three days went by without any word from her. Our last … Continue reading →

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Write Anything Wednesday #104 – Writing in Death

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Michael

Hello, I came across your prompt page and thought I’d join in. Sorry to hear about the deaths in your family. When his death came it was a disappointment. He hadn’t planned it this way but he knew Death had … Continue reading →

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Photo prompt #writephoto – walking on air

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Michael

The mist that blanketed the forest was perfect for the grey people who lived underneath. This was their time of day. Most days I never saw them. They lived camouflaged and safe. In my mind they were the shadows I … Continue reading →

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#SoCS May 28/16 – press

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Michael

Over lunch John asked if I’d ever been to Pressburg. I had to say no I had not and where was it. In Europe he said as if everyone knew that. He said that is was a place where pressmen … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Love Conquers All”

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Michael

“I hate you. I hope you die.” My daughter screams as she slams her bedroom door. At midnight the phone rings. Police. She is at the station. I go down. She is asleep in a cell. Officer tells me she … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FOR THE PURPOSEFUL PRACTITIONER: WEEK #13 – 2016 – Outside Court

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Michael

Image: http://publicdomainarchive.com/highway-night-blurred-lights-lens-flare-guard-rail/ Please include the words “a blinding light” somewhere in your flash.  Sitting outside the courtroom his story sounded plausible. He’d tell his story and all would be well. However Carstairs was not the brightest spark to put on the witness stand. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #50: “sending out an SOS” – Message in a Bottle

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Michael

Dear Friends This tale is the most amazing I have ever received and I acquired it by sheer accident. Last Friday as I was walking along the beach near home I came across a bottle washed up on the shore. … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 45 – Kreates Bootmaker and Apothecary.

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Michael

The group was super excited as they neared the one place that they had focused on reaching. It had taken them six weeks and across four continents before they stood in the ancient city. They knew in one of the … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 42 – Sister Juanita Maria

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

Sister Juanita Maria had taken on the job of establishing her own religious order, which incorporated all the best aspects of Catholicism and Buddhism. Her habit was modelled on both religions the colourful orange of the Buddhists and the austere … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers 1st September – Waiting

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Michael

Image: Louise at the Storyteller’s Abode The train steamed in and her hopes were high. It had been six weeks since the end of hostilities and each day she came to greet her two sons. Once again she found herself … Continue reading →

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