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Weekend Writing Prompt #37 – Misgivings

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Michael

It came as a surprise when she said she had misgivings. It was all to do with ‘us’, ‘we’ and ‘marriage’. “You’re duller than I first thought,” she said over what was to be our last coffee together. “I was … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #36 – Begin

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Michael

He sat at the dinner table New Year’s Day listening to them talk about the resolutions they were making. “Work harder, be better wife/husband, work for that promotion, teach their youngest better manners…” the list went on and on and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #35 – End of Year Challenge

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Michael

He wasn’t a man to make resolutions for the new year. But on this occasion, he was challenged by his friends to do something new. He decided that in the days before the year ended and the new one started … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #33 – Time

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Michael

Write a story in 175 words where the central theme is time travel. When the leap occurred, it wasn’t anything like he expected. There he was twenty-five years into the future looking in on his own funeral. There was a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #32 – Reflection

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Michael

Prose Challenge – Write a story in 150 words where a character sees their reflection and is surprised by what they find.   When depression strikes I go off wandering. It takes my mind of things, its exercise and they … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #31 – Nostalgia

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Michael

Prose Challenge – Write a story in 100 words where a character finds an old photograph. Hidden amongst the memories of the past I found this photo taken, I suspect somewhere around 1930. It has my cousin Bill standing behind … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #30 – Journey

Posted on November 26, 2017 by Michael

Write a story in 50 words about going on a journey. Bags packed, GPS programed, the old Ford coughs into action, stutters gathering momentum as we back out the drive and point it west for the long journey home. Windows … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #29 – Random

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Michael

Word Prompt using 75 words:  Moonstruck – Ragtag – Wanderlust   Wanderlust kept itching the inside of his ragtag head. He had an urge to travel once again. He was moonstruck over the girl in the pink pyjamas who kept … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #26 – Wishes

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Michael

As he walked home from school that day, his mind was full of wishes. None of which he knew could come true, but it was fun all the same thinking about each one. The first one was that Sr. De … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Prompt #25 – Fragment

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Michael

Image: ©Dave Huggard Fragmented life drawings When she was, alive life was a constant battle to stay in touch with whatever had to be done. She felt owned by and owing to so many. There was never any time for … Continue reading →

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