Written for Muse On Monday. Our host, David,
challenges us to write a story where the main
character is in an altered mental state.
This is an oldie from 2018, but it fit the theme very well so…..
Continue reading “State Of Mind”Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika
Written for Day 4 of Sammiβs β13 Days
of Samhain Challengeβ with prompt words
βperilouslyβ and βpeculiarβ. Also for
Estherβs Writing Prompt word βcatchβ.
Suburbia
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
RDP Thursday: intersecting lines
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with βintersecting linesβ.
Maurice: A Senryu
Woman In The Weeping Field: A Quatrain
Written for dVerse Poetβs Pub β A Haunting.
Our host, Melissa, challenges us to choose one
of three paintings and write an inspired poem of
no more than 31 lines. This is also in response to
Day 3 of Sammiβs β13 Days of Samhain Challengeβ
and the words βmenacinglyβ and βmysteriousβ.
Dip Stick’s Diner
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
Estherβs prompt word is βworksβ.
Reflections: A Dixdeux
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and Valβs Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#14, using the image below as inspiration.
I’ve had a blast participating in Val’s
Haiku Challenge. I learned so much!
Thanks, Val. Here to the next one!
RDP Wednesday: chuck
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word βchuckβ.
The Kindness Of Strangers
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Diβs prompt words are shown here:
crutch, wool, warmth, settle, kind, dog,
lonely, secure, push, hand, slip, press
Frightfully Fanged: A Quadrille
Written for dVerse Poets Pub β Q25-
βI Screen You Screen, We All Screen….β
where Lisa, invites us to write a
quadrille using the word βscreenβ.
Also for Sammiβs “13 Days of Samhain”
and the words βfrightfullyβ & βfangedβ.
The Letters Beneath
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brendaβs prompt words:
letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast
The Other Half Of Everything
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond to one of the
prompts offered by her. I have chosen
Prompt 1: Missing Pieces*.
National Kentucky Day: An American Cinquain
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host,
Colleen, invites us to write an American
Cinquain on a theme of our choosing.
I chose National Kentucky Day.
Deadly Delicious: A Quatrain
Written for Day 1 of Sammiβs Short Spooky
Prompt Challenge for the 13 Days of Samhain
Can You Hear Me Now?: A Pixiku
Written for Sadjeβs weekly query:
“What Do You See” and for Valβs
Haiku Scavenger Hunt #13 where
the challenge is to write a pixiku ,
inspired by the image shown below.
Power of Prayer
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
βhopeβ in exactly 10 words. Also for
Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word βstillnessβ.
Where Roses Bloom: A Pantoum
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem inspired by the image below ,
using the words account, charity, and garden.
Life Is What Happens When You Take the Empty Chair
Written for Great Minds Think β
“Life is What Happens When…..”
Sarah is hosting solo this week
as Rohini is taking a break, and
has given us an interesting challenge
to work with: Make our poem, story, or
illustration one which captures the idea
of life taking an unexpected turn.
Pickle On The Side
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 54 words using the words below and
βwhisperβ from Estherβs Writing Prompts.
pastrami, guitar, maze, burglar, wax
Continue reading “Pickle On The Side”Skeleton’s Boogaloo: A Limerick
Written for Sammiβs Short Spooky
Prompt Challenge as we prepare
for the 13 Days of Samhain which
begins tomorrow.
Sex On the Beach
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
Welcome Aboard!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βThere She Blows!β
Reflections of Gold: A Garland Kimo
Written for Valβs Haiku Scavenger Hunt #11
where weβre asked to write a Garland Kimo.
Also for Sadje’s What Do You See and the image below.
Dilly Dilly: A Hay(na)ku
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge and for #12
of Valβs Haiku Scavenger Hunt.
Did You Know?
Written for fun and for RDP where Punam
has tossed out the word “hodgepodge.”
Sixty Feet From Shore: SS Valencia Ballad
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
βSo Close Yet So Farβ, this is my ballad
about the unimaginable sinking of the
SS Valencia, January 22, 1906 in the
Pacific Northwest, just sixty feet from shore.
Where the Bath Used to Be
Written in response to a cool image I saw
on Bushboyβs World. Thanks to Brian for
letting me use it and for filling in the gaps.
Lessons In Bronze: A Troiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Between Heartbeats: A Cadralor
Written for dVerse MTB: Imagism In 5.
Our host, Laura, invites us to write a Cadralor.
