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Six on the Sixth Prompt – August

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Michael

The fun and creativity of writing six word stories. Sink He decided to sink albeit unceremoniously. Chair Being belted in was his undoing. Automobile Trouble brewed his rear vision blocked. Anger Fuming his attention was quickly diverted. Duck He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Wordle #20 – The Grotto Part 3

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Michael

Petrichor (the scent of rain on dry earth) 2. Contempt3. Emaciate4. Monster5. Wall6. Scathe7. Dwelling8. Mutter9. Dearth (scarcity, famine)10. Starless11. Restraint12. Fleas If you wish to catch up with the previous two parts to this story you can do so … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #19 – The Wellians

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Michael

Alexander Jansson @DeviantArt If you’d lived in the village of The Well you’d know full well what I am talking about. For us Wellians Sunday afternoon was a time every villager loved to participate in. It was a time to … Continue reading →

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Wordle #19 – The Day After

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Michael

Today’s wordle effort is an attempt to carry on the story from yesterday’s Prompt #65 –Advice. If you wish to read it and catch up here is the link: https://summerstommy.com/2014/07/27/prompt-65-advice-the-grotto/   When Phillis awoke the next morning her thoughts were … Continue reading →

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Prompt #65 Advice – The Grotto

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Michael

For most of Jake’s life he had been receiving advice. Mainly from his mother a very forceful and strident woman who insisted throughout his growing that he heed one piece of advice above all others. Don’t do near the Grotto … Continue reading →

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Wordle #18 – Brutus McDonwald

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Michael

Sibyl enjoyed the life of a prophet. Not only was she a prophet but her mother had called her Sibyl, as if in some weird humourous gesture to the Gods. Sibyl was the sort of prophet who enjoyed looking into … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #17 – Animals – The Bull Elephant

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Michael

It had been another tiring day. The drought was ravaging the country and where once there had been plenty there was now a stark emptiness that left the inhabitants of the plains wondering when the rains might come to fill … Continue reading →

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Fairytale #16 –The Ferns

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Michael

Today we have been asked to use the word ‘eutony’ – the pleasantness of a words sound – as the basis for a story. The Ferns had long lived in the fernery beside my house. The fernery had been there … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #16 – Shortfuse

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in_Oyywwqa0   This weeks task was to listen to the attached piece of music and then ; from the first note  to the last beat – then stop.  Whatever came to mind –  harvest the words and edit your words … Continue reading →

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Prompt #62 “Mamihlapinatapei” – Terrifying Exhilaration

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Michael

Today’s task is to use Mamihlapinatapei as the basis for a story: “The wordless, yet meaningful look shared by two people who both desire to initiate something but are both reluctant to start.”   It was Maryanne who first brought … Continue reading →

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