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Tale Weaver – #239 – Flowers – 6th September – Miss Marble’s Garden.

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Michael

Miss Marble, a witch, at 46 Grimace Street, was sitting on her front veranda with her long-time friend and neighbour Mansur Stigglefod taking in the afternoon and casting an eye over her garden. Life had been so busy of late … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #238 – Pests – 29th August – Barney

Posted on August 29, 2019 by Michael

The first day Barney Cheapshot arrived at our school there was something about him that said trouble. He had that devilish look in his eye, and you sensed it as he stood in the door to our classroom and surveyed … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #237 – 22nd August – Weeds

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Michael

“Are you feeling run down? Is every day a struggle for you to get through? Has ambition become little more than wishful thinking? Then you need…..” “Enough!” thought Weeds Tussock. He’d read enough, and so far, everything he read was … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #236 – 15th August – Over the Back Fence – The Wexlis’.

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Michael

Patrick and Ada Wexlis lived beyond my back fence down under the old rail bridge. As kids, we had played in and under the bridge, but time had treated the remaining timbers poorly. It was a shadow of its former … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #235 – 8th August – Roller Coaster – The Death of a Father.

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Michael

He was standing beside the door to the chapel when he first heard her say it. It was a fine September day, and his dad had just been laid to rest. “Grief,” she said, “It’s a real roller coaster of … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #234 – 1st August – Excitement – Cyril Rum

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Michael

Cyril Rum, angel on sabbatical, loved discovering human traits. As an angel, he was appreciative of such traits but was not experienced in any of them as angels were for the most part exempt of emotion. Excitement fascinated him as … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #233 – July 25th – Darling

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Michael

She wished she could have said it was across a crowded dance floor, but it was alongside a noisy netball court she had first seen him. “Darling,” she had said on more than one occasion, “I saw you with your … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #232 – July 18th – Visit – Aunty McGrandad

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Michael

There was a sense of expectation and anticipation when the family heard Aunty McGrandad was coming to visit. Joey’s dad explained that Aunty McGrandad was his great-great Aunt and that he would have to expect a very old lady appearing … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver – #230 – Eulogy – July 4th

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Michael

He was a good man. It was generally agreed. Not the brightest spark you’d find in the tinder box But he had talents. (There was a second of silence, As if the speaker was lost for further comment.) He was … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver/ Fairy Tale – #229 – Castle – June 27th. – Lord Castle

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Michael

Frank was enjoying his visit to the old castle, and in his haphazard way, he lost track of the rest of his tour group and found himself alone in a dark and winding corridor. He had been captivated by the … Continue reading →

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