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Fairytale #15 – Other People

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Michael

My Grandfather was an aloof man who kept himself in a shed out the back most of the time. It suited my Grandmother who said it was for the best as it kept him out from under her feet. Grandfather’s … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver’s Prompt #15 – Wordle style – Village Festival

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Michael

This week we were asked to include these words in our story. music, saxophone, curious,  root, garbage   Our village had many curious customs. Its what marked us as different from most of the other mundane villages around. They saw … Continue reading →

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Wordle #11 – The Fairies in my Garden

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Michael

It was as I suspected all happening at the bottom of my garden. There in front of me was the paraphernalia I feared I would see. The fairies were at it again. Their pagan minds hard at work in concocting … Continue reading →

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All in a word – Come on Darl!

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Michael

Darl? Darl? Have you mown the lawn yet? Darl? Darl? What? I said Darl have you mown the lawn yet? Darl it has to be mown. The Roberts-Koch’s will be here at three and you know what they are like, … Continue reading →

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My Week Away

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Michael

My Week Away I have just returned from a week away in Melbourne. I spent the major part of my week with my eldest daughter and her family. My daughter is ‘someone important’ in the banking industry and her husband … Continue reading →

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Story 4 – Christmas – Part 3

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Michael

Photo: Freedigitalphotos.net Dear Readers, If you are wanting to catch up on the previous parts to this story here are the links: https://summerstommy.com/2013/12/21/story-4-christmas-part-1/ https://summerstommy.com/2013/12/22/story-4-christmas-part-2/   I must have walked for hours, the rain never seemed to let up, my arm … Continue reading →

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Prompt 35 Holiday Stories

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Michael

To talk about holidays past brings with it so many memories of family trips to the Central Coast of New South Wales, where as a kid we went as a family every year. It was a week away from the … Continue reading →

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Story 3 – Gaol -Part 2

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Michael

The second occasion when I was in the gaol was one Christmas Eve and I was asked by the local priest to accompany him to the gaol for him to say Christmas Mass. Getting into the gaol was the same … Continue reading →

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Story 2 – Dream – Part 2

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Michael

I sat and watched you sip your tea, I asked the question, why? You cast your eyes down, as if seeking the words For now you weren’t with your pen, your trusty scribe You were in the immediate, facing the … Continue reading →

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Story 1 – Tackas – Part 7

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Michael

The catch up on the story here are the links to the earlier parts 1               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/12/story-1-tackas/ 2               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/13/story-1-tackas-part-2/ 3               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/15/story-1-tackas-part-3/ 4               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/20/story-1-tackas-part-4/ 5               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/22/story-1-tackas-part-5-2/ 6               https://summerstommy.com/2013/11/23/story-1-tackas-part-6/ The Wake In the time after the funeral, after the people who had attended … Continue reading →

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