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Photo Challenge #105 – To Be the Things I Once Thought I’d Be.

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Michael

Image: Arno Rafael Minkkinen I heard you say: “I’m shutting down.” Calling it quits Going into hiding Away from the trolls And their ignorant shit. So for a time you did just that Disappeared to lick your wounds. But beneath … Continue reading →

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Moral Mondays: “Treat Others the Way You Want to be Treated”

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Michael

Lester looked down on the snivelling child. ‘I have my lunch money,’ he thought triumphantly. He enjoyed a good lunch. Savoured every mouthful as around him the other kids looked on with relief it wasn’t them he was bullying. Lester … Continue reading →

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Kreative Kue 42 – Sister Juanita Maria

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Michael

Sister Juanita Maria had taken on the job of establishing her own religious order, which incorporated all the best aspects of Catholicism and Buddhism. Her habit was modelled on both religions the colourful orange of the Buddhists and the austere … Continue reading →

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SoCS August 29/15 – “four-letter word.”

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: “four-letter word.”  One of life’s joys is the appropriately placed four-letter word. So easily do we squirm when such things are uttered or for that matter implied in conversation or in forums such as SOC. The thing … Continue reading →

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SoCS July 4/15 – Is

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Michael

Badge by Doobster @ Mindfull Digressions. This week the prompt word is – is!! Is it possible I wonder as I sip my tea in the cold morning glow? Is it possible that I can facilitate the change I so … Continue reading →

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Mondays Finish the Story – June 22nd, 2015 – Wind Chimes

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Michael

Finish the story begins with:  “Hey boys, how ’bout y’all makin’ yer Ma some wind chimes?” Otis looked mournfully at his mother She had a way of making the most from dire situations. They were down to their last penny … Continue reading →

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Poetry Prompt Wednesday #11 – Gathering

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Michael

Today’s prompt write a “gathering” poem. It was a gathering of the minds Of the tall and the short The black white and brindle. We gathered as one Shoulder to shoulder Arm in arm. What asked one are you here … Continue reading →

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Poetry 101 Rehab: Sleep

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Michael

This week’s prompt: Sleep Some nights you are as elusive as happiness, You tease me at bedtime You say: come take me Lose your self in my arms And I fall for your lure. Then hours later I am awake … Continue reading →

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Journal Monday Prompt #7 – Playing with Words

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Michael

Today’s prompt is to write about your passion…… I am living my passion in a manner of speaking that is. I love to play with words. I think I have been doing so for a lot of my life. As … Continue reading →

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Scribe’s Cave Picture Prompt #67 – Waiting

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Michael

Kangbashi’s Linyinlu Square. We stood and waited and then waited some more. It can get lonely in the centre of an empty square. They said it could stand a hundred thousand people. We both thought it would be far more … Continue reading →

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