Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Antique Shop

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

cushion, old, turtle, claw, shape, unusual,
chime, music, private, single, shine, and price

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Small Watchfulness

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday
β€œBird is the Word”. Our host, De Jackson,
has offered up the word β€œbird”.
Here is my quadrille.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Weight

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

colony, rattling, still, lose, crunch, life,
fits, hunch, scan, packages, grasping, and chains

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Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: ship-shape

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œship-shape”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Carpe Diem: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #42 where our
inspiration is β€œbalance”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Remembrance

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 76
words using the prompt word β€˜sensibility’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge
Yellow. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Song, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Sunday: sole

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œsole”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Not The Stones But Like A Rolling Stone

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
β€œAttention Grabbers”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Secret Of No. 21

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #076
. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Continuing Story, Short Story

Housecalls – Part 4: What Was Inside

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Flash, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Jury

Written for Muse on Monday where David
has asked us to write a story about giving
someone bad news. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Weird Science

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 56 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 56 words, here’s my flash.

hyena ~ chemist ~ mobile ~ jive ~ cheesecake

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Adventure, Mystery, Scary Story, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Curse Of The Wrappings

Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
β€œKing Tut”. Here’s my take.

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Micro Story, Musing, Stream of Consciousness, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: harbor

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œharbor”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mystery, Photo Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Ruelle Chagouamigon

Written for Sadje’s β€œWhat Do You See” and for
Missy’s Mad Challenge where the prompt is to

write a story about two strangers who share a
moment that neither will ever speak of again.
Also for Violet’s Literary Challenge where she asks
us to include the following line into our writing:
β€œAfter what we have seen, we can never be who we were”

by Gemma Liviero. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Watcher

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers
This is where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, News, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: laughable

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œlaughable”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Echo Poem, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Her Greatest Gift

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where O’Nika asks us to write an echo
poem* about a significant β€œfirst” in life.
Thanks for the prompt, O’Nika & David!

I have chosen to write about a first grandchild.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

One More Hand

Written for dVerse ~ Poets Pub: Turn of Phrase
hosted by Melissa who has asked us to write a poem of
any style or format, made up of phrases. This is my response.

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Informative, Micro Story, Trivia

March Forth!

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: magnanimous

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œmagnanimous”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mystery, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

One Last Time

Written forThe Sunday Wordle;
our host is Brenda Warren and
her prompt words appear below.
A fabulous photo by Crispina Kemp
provided the perfect inspiration.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

shelter, settle, rose, rocks, edge, step,
messy, flesh, left, ghost, scrap, and tremble

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Writing Exercise, Wordle, Mini Story, Word Challenge

In Ciara’s Room

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

prism, dance, color, shadow, fingers, drift,
seek, marvel, snuggle, story, sigh, and cheek

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Informative, Trivia, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: enigma

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œenigma”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

What A Trip! – A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #41
where our inspiration is β€œtrip”.
Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

King Cobra

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is β€˜hiss’ and this is my limerick
.

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Flash, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Last Straw

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
and for Sammi’s
Weekend Writing Prompt where we’re asked to
get creative in exactly 100 words using the prompt
word β€˜defenestration’. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Haibun, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: superficial

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œsuperficial”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Bridge At Dusk

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #075
. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Time Of The Season

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 46 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 46 words, here’s my flash.

humbug ~ spam ~ fairy ~ bumper

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