Tag Archives: Stream Of Conscious

SoCS Nov. 7/15 – ‘cat’

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt word: “cat” in any shape or form… It was a catastrophe of catastrophic proportions. I looked at her and she at me and we both burst into laughter. On the floor was her prize and joy. Though … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 31/15 – strange/stranger/strangest

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “strange/stranger/strangest.” It’s the strangest thing when you realise you are losing control of your body when it begins to operate independently of all directions you give it. Stranger still when it defies all attempts to behave in … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 23/15 – Beef

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Michael

My mother and father were great lovers of a side of beef. She and dad had a thing about beef; in simple terms they couldn’t get enough of the stuff. Every meal was beef in one form or other. Braised, … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 17/15 – Still

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: ‘still’ Sit still. Hold still. I wont tell you again. Sit still. Its takes longer if you don’t sit still. Stop it. WHACK. A blow landed across my head. I was stunned. I sat still after that. … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 10/15 – ‘ing

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Michael

The first word of your post must end in the letters “ing.” Extra points if the final word of the post does too. Singing was something I always enjoyed though I could never say I was good at it. I … Continue reading →

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SoCS Oct 3/15 – Expect/Unexpected – Aunt Amanda

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Michael

This week’s challenge: expect and/or unexpected. We were waiting at the arrivals gate the air of expectation was building by the second. How will we know her? Is she tall? Short? Did she say what she’d be wearing? What colour … Continue reading →

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SoCS Sept 26/15 – Eat

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Michael

Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “-eat.”  Use the word “eat” or add letters to it to make a different word. Don’t cheat! I will beat you and I wont cheat you. Go on then give it a try. But be … Continue reading →

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SoCS Sept 19/15 “route/root.”

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Michael

The first thing I thought of when I saw this prompt was that where I live we pronounce ‘route’ as ‘root’. I found it intriguing years later to discover there were people who pronounced ‘route’ as ‘route’. Like so much … Continue reading →

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SOC Sept 5/15 – Light

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Michael

The group of us gathered round and looked hard at the problem. All day there had been little light shone on the issue. And it was fair to say we had all contributed to the matter in own significant ways. … Continue reading →

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SoCS August 29/15 – “four-letter word.”

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “four-letter word.”  One of life’s joys is the appropriately placed four-letter word. So easily do we squirm when such things are uttered or for that matter implied in conversation or in forums such as SOC. The thing … Continue reading →

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