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June 20: Flash Fiction Challenge – Waiting

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Michael

June 20, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about having to wait. Who is waiting and what for? Think about how the wait impacts the character or the story. Go where the prompt leads! … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Watcher #writephoto

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Michael

She wasn’t real, I knew that as I’d tried so often to catch her, but she disappeared every time I got too close. She was the ghost of Lucy Darnell, the forgotten lover. Her lover had been Darcy Tindall, a … Continue reading →

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Wordle #203 – The Waiting Area.

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Michael

This week’s words: Finesse Money Lover Masterful Illusion Brevity Shatter Empathy Cri De Coeur (n.)) a passionate appeal, complaint, or protest) Catalogue Nostrum ((n) a medicine prepared by an unqualified person, especially one that is not considered effective) Central Central Station … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction for Aspiring Writers – Awaiting a Date.

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Michael

Image by: Enisa He was late, and my ire was bristling. My indignation seethed, as it wasn’t the first time. His casual attention to punctuality really got on my goat. We had a restaurant reservation, and it was a restaurant … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt: Waiting #writephoto – Sister Mary

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Michael

Sister Mary hurried down the cloister towards Mother Superior’s room. She had found the message, “Come to my room!” under her door when she returned from evening prayers. She knew Mother Superior didn’t like to be kept waiting, so she … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 53 – Waiting

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Michael

Photo by Ivana Cajina As the day ebbed away, I would see her hobble down the gravel path to the water’s edge. She’d wait there a moment or two before wading into the water. I knew her story, her husband … Continue reading →

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100 Word Wednesday: Week 31 – Waiting

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Michael

Photo by Jane They said to meet on the main concourse. “Stand under the main light fixture, we’ll find you,” they had said. So here we stand. People hurry by, commuters, tourists, the idle and the rich. Jeffrey stands with … Continue reading →

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Twittering Tale #33 – 6 June 2017

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Michael

All was in readiness The trap had been set. Settle back, be patient. Wait. The prize well worth the trouble. A promotion rested on this success. (140 characters) Written for: https://katmyrman.com/2017/06/06/twittering-tale-33-6-june-2017/

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Tale Weaver #117: Observations 27.04.17 – The Wrong Target

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Michael

image: skitterphoto.com/pexels.com There was always one she thought as she sat in the waiting area. Gullible and every ready to be taken advantage of. A smorgasbord of subjects in a busy airport but she knew she had to choose the … Continue reading →

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Thursday photo prompt – Waiting #writephoto

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Michael

He had said to meet him at the bottom of the staircase beside the suit of armour and not be confused by waiting at the bottom of the stairway with the knight in shiny armour. So I have waited and … Continue reading →

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