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

RDP Monday: parlor/parlour

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “parlour”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Last Post

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #080
. I chose Pic #4.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

In Disquise

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where our PoW, Marion, asks us to write a
poem of up to 20 lines in response to her
prompt – “Beneath the Surface”. Thanks for
the prompt, Marion & David! Here’s my take.

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Informative, Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Philadelphia Freedom

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“April Music Birthdays”
This is my response to the challenge.

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

Vigil: A Haibun

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where the word this week is “inchoate”.

Also for RDP Saturday and the word “eggs”.
This is where the prompts took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Prompts

Canyons: SenHai Saturday

Written for SenHai Saturday where our
host Susi asks us to write a senryu and a
haiku using the image shown below as
inspiration. Here’s my response.

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Literary Quote, Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

Simon’s Burden

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Nature was continuing its
march, indifferent to human suffering” from
‘The Glassmaker’ by Tracy Chevalier. Here’s my take.

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

The Message

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”
Here’s where the prompt photos took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

So Sorry, Sardines

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge
including the three words shown below.

I’ve added another dimension by keeping
my piece to 33 words exactly. Here’s where
the prompt words took me. Thanks, Di!

stump – stomp – stamp

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

Picnic

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
. The image is courtesy of
Crispina Kemp’s Picture Post Sunday; I have

included her original photo caption into the body
of my story. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Open Planes

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “pride”.
This is my cinquain.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Lemon and Salt

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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Informative, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: duplicitous

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

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Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

The Last Ride

Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with. Also
written for FSS including an opening line from
Fandango’s Story Starter. All the prompts are
shown below; here’s where they took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Librarian’s Lament

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge #MM381
including the words ‘quit’, ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.
In keeping with the three theme, my flash
is 33 words exactly. Here’s my take.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Sweet Defeat

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is ‘treat’ and this is my limerick.

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Mini Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

December 10, 1977

Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #086.
The prompt appears below. Here’s my take.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Prompts

Savanna

Written for SenHai Saturday where our
host Susi asks us to write a senryu and a
haiku using the image shown below as
inspiration. Here’s my response.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Promise They Carry

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where the theme this week is “peace”.
This is where the prompts took me.

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

RDP Tuesday: hissy fit

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the phrase “hissy fit”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mystery, Noir, Recurring Character, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Up All Night: A Dirk Malone Story

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.

mind, visit, thinking, creature, exists, criminal,
know, dirt, walk, head, writer, and rumbles

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

March Madness: Day Of The Lepus

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Mad March Hare. Our host is Frank Tassone
and this is my haibun response.

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

In Time

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

cold, day, father, held, just, known,
rain, resolve, six, small, time, and renew

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

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

RDP Monday: tonic

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “tonic”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

Reaching Out

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “need”.
Here’s my cinquain.

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Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Scene We Never Shot

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #239 –
“It started with a chance meeting on a film-set” –
and for Missy’s MAD Challenge #085 where the theme is
“A memory you’ve never had suddenly becomes
vivid and real”.  Here’s where the prompts took me.

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

Toad Overload

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
13 words using the prompt word ‘spell’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Satisfaction

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“The Psychic Apparatus”
This is my response to the challenge.

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The Fool’s Almanac: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #325 –
“Evil Ways”. Here’s my response.

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