Tag Archives: Tale Weaver

Tale weaver/ Fairy Tale 23/2/17 Beyond the Veil of Mist

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Michael

Photo credit: Adventures in the Wild   It’s amazing the more I think about it how she vanished like that. One moment there she was standing before, wings all a flutter and without so much as goodbye she flew off. … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #107: Lost 16.02.17 – Cyril Rum is Lost

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Michael

Image: Guido Montanes Castillo via images.fineartsamerica..com Cyril Rum, an angel on sabbatical from Heaven, didn’t like Thursdays. He thought of Thursday as a lost day, and he felt that way as soon as his angelic feet hit the floor. There … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver No 106 9/2/17 – Touch

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

She came to see me the first time and looked so sheepish I wasn’t sure what I had to offer would sit so well with her. I explained remedial massage as best I could to her saying it was deep … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #103: Through a Child’s Eyes 19.01.17 – Alice and Mr Rum

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task from Lorraine: weave a tale from the perspective of a child – your inner child, or someone else’s (as always not necessarily human). Use age appropriate thought patterns, reasoning and language. Don’t impose adult rationalities (or irrationalities) … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #102 – 12th January – The Winter Chill – Miss Marble’s Friend Cath

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Michael

Image © Winter Woolly: Used with Permission   There was one thing the residents of Grimace Street liked about the winter. There wasn’t one. While the rest of the town froze knee deep in ice and snow Grimace Street was … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #101: Resolute 05.01.17 – Mildred Thrup

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Michael

image: Peter Timmerhues via pixabay Mildred Thrup was a woman who made resolutions most days of her life. She’d try harder to like her neighbours, she’d spend less on alcohol; and cigarettes, she’d give more/something to the poor she’d try and … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #98: December 29th – Celebration – New Year on Grimace Street.

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Michael

Image © Mara Eastern used with permission With the new Year approaching preparations for the annual Grimace Street New Year’s Eve party were well under way. In recent years much of the prep was done by the inhabitants of the … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #99: A Dickensian Christmas 22.12.16 – The Carter Family

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Michael

At the end of the street where Cyril Rum lived he sat at his kitchen table and surveyed the scene outside. The day was warming up, soon he’d be shutting the blinds and pulling the curtains closed to keep out … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 97: (un)Reality TV 08.12.16 – The Lighthouse

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Michael

It was all Mavis’ idea. The challenge to live six months on a remote lighthouse perched on an island in the middle of the ocean seemed like a good idea at the time. Added to that was the prospect of … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #96 – 1st December – A Place of Healing – The Lucky Rub Spa and Wellness Centre

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Michael

I was in desperate need of healing, care, love and understanding. My heart was broken, my life was shattered, it was true I had become a shadow of my former self. A friend recommended the Lucky Rub Spa and Wellness … Continue reading →

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