Written for Great Minds Think β
βWhat the Hedge Knows”. Our hosts,
Sarah & Rohini, ask us to use this image
as inspiration for our piece, keeping
our main focus on the hand.
Valley Of Desolation
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 60 words using the prompts
shown below, as well as Estherβs Writing
Prompts and the word “bridge”.
cow, sarong, grapefruit, hobby,
wheelbarrow, alphabet
Game Of Thrones
Written for Rallβs Senryu Sunday
Continue reading “Game Of Thrones”Celebrating September Birthdays
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βCalendar (New Style) Act 1750β
Seaside Polythene: A SenHai
Written for Crispinaβs
Crimsonβs Creative Challenge
Rebellious: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
The Watchman of the Engine Room
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
“One of Lake Superior’s Enduring Mysteries”.
I have written a ghost poem/song about
βOld Whiteyβ, the specter who haunts the
Kamloops, preserved by the frigid water.
The Cousin
Written for Muse On Monday.
David challenges us to write a
story involving a distant relative.
Attitude
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Goodbye, Captain Kangaroo: A Waltmarie
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Nigel, challenges us to
choose a specific aspect of our
life and write about the moment
it began to feel different.
Baby Face
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Be Careful Who You Trust
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
βEl Condor Pasa (If I Could)β
Island Dreams: A Haiku
Written for Sadjeβs weekly query:
Β What Do You See?
Stone Memory
Written for dVerse Poetics: Lyric
Petrologies. Our host, Dora, asks
us to write a lyric poem featuring,
if not centering on, rock or stone.
Oh Snap!
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is βfirstβ.
Telltale Trail
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
these are our prompt words:
biscuit, passed, duke, found, slight, princess,
curved, sheet, alone, downhill, happy, companion
Bugger!
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 49 words using the prompts below.
diet β wasp β xylophone β chivalry β U-turn
Continue reading “Bugger!”The Silver Compass: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brendaβs prompt words:
velvet ~ compass ~ echo ~ random ~ rust ~ silver
shadow ~ pebble ~ stone ~ drone ~ clip ~ dry
Golden Hour Companions: A ChΕka
Written for Tanka Tuesday were our host,
Robbie, asks us to write an alliterative poem.
Tickets To Ride
Re-written from 2023 for Great Minds Think –
Unexpected Impact. Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us
to examine something that had a powerful impact.
Not Not Truth
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on βfictionβ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?
Greyhound, 1938: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday:
Wedding Bliss. Our host, Mish, ask us
to write a haibun based on a wedding.
Dedicated to my godparents.
Meditation: A Haiku
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a based on Jules Massenetβs
“MΓ©ditation” from the opera βThaΓ―sβ
The Scrolls
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Michelle, challenges us to
write a tanaga* on βLife & Wisdomβ.
Butt, Butt…. – A Senryu
Written for Rallβs Senryu Sunday.
Hereβs the image Iβve chosen.
RDP Sunday: fishing
Written for RDP where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word βfishingβ.
Life’s A Beach: Island Hopping
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βNational Beach Dayβ
Half-Notes
Written for Sadjeβs weekly query:
What Do You See?
In Tuscany
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
Β βalfrescoβ in exactly 50 words. Also
for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt.
Too Proud: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
The Elephant's Trunk 