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Magpie Tales Sunday, August 2, 2015 Mag 281 – Earth Child

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Michael

The earth child looked up Saw in my eyes Wonder and mystery. She placed her hand on mine For a second she paused Then grabbing a finger Set off into the forest Around us animals stood and gazed A badger … Continue reading →

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__picture it & write – Grandfather.

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Michael

It was the rare stone from which the blade was carved that added so much to its value. Or so grandfather said. My grandfather had been an explorer in his younger days and had returned with this knife complete with … Continue reading →

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Wordle #61 “May 18, 2015″ Johnny Mason

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Michael

This week’s words: Prevalent Glib (readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so) Amble Choke Morass (any confusing or troublesome situation, especially one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement; a marsh or bog) Cement Mesh Sonder (the realization … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #11: Bedtime Stories for Grown Up Children – Lucy

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Michael

When Lucy was a small child she liked nothing more than to curl up in her Grandad’s lap and listen to his stories. It became a ritual they went through each time Lucy visited. Now Lucy was a teenager Grandad … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – April 6th, 2015 – The Tiwesdag

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “Once upon a time in a land far, far away…” Lived the Tiwesdag a forlorn race of people despite living in an idyllic landscape. The reason for their misery was that their week only had … Continue reading →

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Okay, What if? Challenge – Film – As It Is In Heaven

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge: Okay, what if you walked out your door and into your favourite film. Which one would it be, and why? When I stepped out of my door the snow was knee deep and the cold had once … Continue reading →

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SoCS March 7/15 – Go

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Michael

Badge by: Doobster @ Mindful Digressions Today’s prompt: the word “go.” In the small hours of the morning when this prompt arrived at my place I lay in bed thinking about what I could say about ‘go’ I have been … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver Prompt #3 Making Sense of the Nonsense – Grezzle

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Michael

This week you are asked to weave a tale using the word GREZZLE in any of its forms be it verb, noun, adjective, adverb. Grezzle, grezzling, grezzlfication, grezzliate, grezzliator, Weave your story around what you perceive the meaning of the … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – February 23rd, 2015 – The Letter Q

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with: “The old typewriter had a mind of its own.” Which was a novelty in itself. If I typed A it typed B, C/D, E/F and so on until I hit Q. Then it took over. … Continue reading →

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Wordle #48 – February 16, 2015 – Kevin the Masticator.

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Michael

This week’s fun words to play with: Altitude Plunge Leather Vision Justify Chime Combustible Masticate (chew) Straddle Trundle (to roll along, to travel in a wheeled vehicle) Alliance Crevice Kevin was an habitual masticator. His mother worried about him all … Continue reading →

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