Written for Violetโs Literary Quote Challenge.
โItโs not what enters menโs mouth that is evil.
Itโs what comes out of their mouths that is.โ
The Curator
Written for Estherโs โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 62 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
lasso ~ impersonate ~ shrine
video ~ janitor ~ congeal
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems โ 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Hereโs my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
Celebrating Dads & Grads
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โBrad’s, Chad’s and Vlad’s
Doodads, Fads and Padsโ
The Veil
Written for Renaโs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word โnuminousโ.
Time Keeps on Slipping
At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask โWhat would you do
with a magical stopwatch?โ It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.
Like A Rock: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah
Inspired by Maxโs blog called โOld Steam Shipsโ.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.
Spokes
Written for Crimsonโs Creative Challenge.
Hereโs where Crispinaโs image took me.
John’s Drive-In: Summertime Fun
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Our theme is โSummertime Funโ.
Let It Rain
Written for Thursday Inspiration #328 โ
โBad Idea Right?โ and for Fandangoโs
Story Starter FSS #251. Hereโs my response.
It’s A Dog’s Life
Written for Melissaโs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Without Malice
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.
RDP Thursday: congregating
Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word โcongregatingโ.
Thanks, Brian! Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Tender Spot
Written for Violetโs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece ….
from her stories “Left the Field” and “Sorrow”.
Fifty Shades of Pink
Written for dVerse Poets Pub where
our host, Lillian, invites us to โGet Out
Your Crayons and Color with Me!โ
RDP Wednesday: bounce
Written for RDP, where segoil ask us
To get creative with the word “bounce”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me
Orchard Street, NYC, 1906
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereโs where they took me.
fright ~ runner ~ potatoes ~ road ~ drifting ~ twisted
pinch ~ glassy ~ prickled ~ neck ~ shifted ~ still
Standing At The Glass
Sadje asks us What Do You See?
This is my response.
Abuela’s Advice
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
late ~ high ~ sugar ~ waste ~ thinking ~ silly
rough ~ eventually ~ allow ~ shy ~ coax ~ surprise
Kousa Dogwood: A Shadorma
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie
asks us to write a syllabic poem about trees.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin
Written for Renaโs Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Atmospheric Pressure: The Myth
Written for dVerse Quadrille Monday –
Mything Poems. Our host, De Jackson,
invites us to get mythical …. in 44 words!
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Nothin’ On: A Limerick
Written for Estherโs Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
โbillsโ. Hereโs where the prompt took me.
Inheritance
Written for Estherโs โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 37 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
prophet ~ dungarees ~ swagger ~ castle
Continue reading “Inheritance”Blues in the Night: A Daisy Chain
Written for Bartholomewโs Living Poetry
where we are asked to write a poem using
the words ‘black’, ‘govern’, and ‘solstice’.
Hereโs where the prompt took me.
What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents โAn Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a dayโ.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammiโs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word โsolitudeโ and for
Sue & Gerryโs Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
Lean On Me: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โRecipe For Successโ
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Hereโs where the prompts took me.
โmy delicious walk in the rainโ
โwhat it is that music is trying to sayโ
The Elephant's Trunk 