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Tale Weaver #24 “Good night Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.”* – The Dream

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task per courtesy of Phylor: You wake up in a strange environment, not the one you went to sleep in. Weave a tale about the experience. Where are you? How did you get there? It was the most … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #23– Family – Across Generations – Alma

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Michael

This week’s task is to: Weave a tale based on your observations of this photo. When Alma came home laden with the families shopping she was surprised to find that her father had already laid grandma out on the dining … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 22: Fortune Cookie – A Tall Man will Influence your Life.

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Michael

As a treat I broke open my fortune cookie. A tall man will influence your life. I smiled thinking the only tall men I knew were all jerks and it was a nice thought that someone anyone might step in … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #21 – Flight – The Accelerated Memory Machine

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Michael

The meaning I am using is: an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process: his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy. My assistant Igor was an invaluable man to have around. He was diligent and meticulous in everything … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 20: Vacations – The Cavern

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Michael

Overnight our travel plans changed. All plans to visit the Three Sisters Wilderness in Oregon were out the window with the sudden appearance of THE CAVERN!!! On the morning of our departure we were doing our final packing when we … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 19 – Locked In – An Unspelling Potion

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Michael

Image: Michael Grogan….Innsbruck Austria* I loved to taunt the old crone who ran the magic shop in the town mall. She was an ugly old woman with an unpleasant personality and I liked nothing more than to rattle her door … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver 18: Fathers in a Flash – A Bit of Pece and Qiet

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Michael

My dad worked a lot when I was a kid. He left early and came home late in the afternoons. Sometimes he worked on the weekend as well. As a result we did a lot around the house, chopped wood, … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #17 – Making Sense Of Nonsense – Gontorlic Trubutions

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Michael

In the darkened room the six doctors gathered round the bed of the dying man. The concern for him was obvious from the worried brows of each doctor. Before them on the bed and breathing his last was Gontorlic Trubutions … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver # 16: Ideal Job (the road not taken) – The Careers Advisor.

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Michael

He surveyed the assembling class and gulped back an innate fear of the classroom and thought: I have to make this work. He was on his last chance. In the back of his mind were the words of the Principal: … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #15 – Through the Arches – I Miss You

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Michael

Photo Credit: Michael Grogan – Paris This week’s Tale Weaver task: Imagine you are in a foreign city and as you walk the streets you come across a set of arches that intrigue you as to what lies beyond them. … Continue reading →

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