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Wordle #176 – Ada’s Lockjaw

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: lockjaw [spasm of the jaw muscles, causing the mouth to remain tightly closed, typically as a symptom of tetanus|an accent associated with the upper class of the northeastern United States, characterized by a supposed lack of movement … Continue reading →

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WRITESPIRATION #125 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 30 – Pie

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Michael

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week is Pie Mum made a tasty apple pie. She set it on the window ledge. The aromas were teasing. Every beast for miles came to investigate and claim the pie as their own. Mum sat … Continue reading →

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Manic Monday #2 Challenge – Imagine

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Michael

Image: Google Images Labelled for re-use. Imagine if he’d lived, that some lunatic hadn’t wanted a moment of fame. Imagine if he’d lived and the world had become as one. It’s true it was all just a dream, but without … Continue reading →

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Tale Weaver #125: of the writerly persuasion 22.06.17 – Anyone Can Be A Writer

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Michael

This week’s task: Weave a tale about a writer (real or fictional). Carstairs awoke in a cold sweat. In his mind, the word epiphany bounced from side to side. “I know what I’m to do with my life,” he heard … Continue reading →

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June 15: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Dawn of an Ending

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Michael

June 15, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that symbolically, mythically, mystically, or realistically involves dawn, as a noun or verb. Write about the dawn of time or the time of dawn, or the … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt #209 “It’s All in the Title” The Haunting of Cora Applebaum – Prequel

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Michael

Cora Applebaum arrived home to great excitement within the family. Her parents had been successful in buying the house on Dyson Street and it meant a room for her. Sharing with your sister was no fun she had come to … Continue reading →

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SoCS May 20/17 – All or Nothing

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Michael

“I have been absent so today is an all or nothing exercise. Can I put a logical word or two down, can you forgive me for my tardiness?” The letter was written in his rough handwriting, the sort that suggested … Continue reading →

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TELL ME A TALE IN 120 WORDS – My Earliest Memories

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Michael

May 4  Today’s prompt is:  Your earliest memory It’s all snippets of memory. My young brother aged about three going missing and finding him hours later in bed asleep after mum had everyone in the street looking for him. Being … Continue reading →

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Write Anything Wednesday #105

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

It wouldn’t have been any sort of surprise now would it to let him go untethered into the world of words. Write anything and off he would go pouring out words in some sort of fashion that might and more … Continue reading →

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Whiteout Wednesdays #2

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Michael

Here is what I have done with the article Pat. Below is the original piece. Cultivating Tranquility  (an excerpt) written by Marty Ross for Country Gardens Magazine (hardcopy Early Spring 2017) Sheep might seem like the dedicated gardener, but Bromley … Continue reading →

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