Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “river”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Weight of Silence
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Ode On An Ice Cream Churn
Written for Monday Poetry Prompt: How do I love thee?
Our host, Bartholomew, asks us to write a poem
in response to Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s famous quote.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
California Dreamin’
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – “Swearing by all Flowers”
where our host, De Jackson, has offered
up the word “flowers”. Here is my quadrille.
When The Music’s Over
Written for dVerse Poetics –“I’d Rather Go Blind”
hosted this week by Melissa. The focus is to
choose one of the five senses and write a poem
exploring what life experiences might be like
without that sense. This is my response.
RDP Wednesday: ringleader
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “ringleader!”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Yo!
In this dog-eat-dog world,
there can be only one ringleader:
THE MEOWFIA
When these cats are in town, all bets are off.
FUHGEDDABOUDIT!!
NAR©2026
This is “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
Second Chances
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
The prompt words are show below
and here’s where they took me.
music, relaxing, calm, peace, personal, always,
thinking, reminder, thankful, simple, friends, and meet
Chaos In The Air
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.
split, cringe, breathe, pieces, wings, cracks,
beneath, hesitates, stretch, ship, spin, and chaos
First Light
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – “Swearing by all Flowers”
where our host, De Jackson, has offered
up the word “flowers”. Image courtesy
Crispina Kemp. Here is my quadrille.
The Cure-All
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “panacea”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Hazel
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge using the word ‘green’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
One Bad Apple
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word
is ‘apple’ and this is my limerick.
RDP Monday: phew
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “PHEW!”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Got The Blues: An Erasure Poem
Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where Shaun asks us to write an erasure
poem. This is my first attempt and it was
great fun. Thanks for the prompt, Shaun!
The Mating Game
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 26 words using the word ‘mood’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
It’s My Life
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Pondering Existential Thoughts”.
This is my response to the challenge.
Feeding The Garden
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #072. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
RDP Saturday: time
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word “time”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.
When Winter Came With Teeth
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about cold winter
as the antagonist. Also for FOWC With
Fandango and the word “shivering”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
The Color Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Things need not have
happened to be true.” Here’s my response.
Best In Show
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 66 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 66 words, here’s my flash.
underdog, decorate, lollipop, hexagon, money, and photograph
Continue reading “Best In Show”Slip Slidin’ Away
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.
Regrets, I’ve Had A Few: Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #318 –
“Always On My Mind”. Here’s my response.
The Weaver
Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks us
to get creative with the word “master”.
Thanks, Toes! Here’s where the prompt took me.
No Place Like It
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #38 where our
inspiration word is “home”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.
Among The Ripples
Written for dVerse Poetics – “The Smile In A Simile” –
hosted this week by Dora. This is my response.
Reconstruction
Written for Jolene’s It’s Story Time.
The prompts are shown below;
here’s where they took me.
RDP Wednesday: funky
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “funky”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Street Fight
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #231.
Here’s my story, using Fandango’s line.
Goodness Gracious!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #269. The prompt
word is ‘calm’. This is my limerick.
The Elephant's Trunk 