Haiku, Poetry, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: iridescent

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

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Adventure, Fantasy, Photo Prompt, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle

The Peacekeeper

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #462 and
for Sadje’s WDYS – What Do You See #326.
Here’s where the image & prompt words took me.

hand, ruby, drum, banquet, lady, box,
food, trouble, dress, cheek, instance, and two

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Flash, Micro Story, Phrase Prompt, Word Prompt

Free Bird

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#453
where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word β€˜mourn’.
Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
. Here’s my take.

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Poetry, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: splendiferous

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

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Redemption: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #742. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

below, renew, weaves, through, cloaks, holy,
untethered, tendrils, gods, spark, ash, and wonder

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

The Password

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 73 words using the seven prompt words
shown below. In exactly 73 words, here’s my flash.

exclusive, switch, rave, lip, apology, verse, and sweater

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Mini Story, Word Prompt

RDP Sunday: spark

Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
 to get creative with the word β€œspark”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt

Photobomb

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #071
. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt

They Say It’s Your Birthday

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
February Music Birthdays.
This is my response to the challenge.

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Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: crush

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œcrush”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt

Bacon Bean Burrito

Written for Muse on Monday where David  
asks us to write a story where the main
character finds something in his food.
Also for FOWC With Fandango where
the prompt word is β€œclerk”. Here’s
where the prompts took me.

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Mini Story, Phrase Prompt

Perks Of The Job

Inspired by TN Kerr’s prompts which are
shown below. I chose to allude to the
prompts and not use them as written.
Here’s where the inspiration took me.

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Double Tetractys, Poetry, Theme Prompt

Hot To The Touch

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #196
where Svenja asks us to write a Double Tetractys
poem about a spicy or naughty relationship,
keeping it suggestive rather than explicit.
This is my Double Tetractys. Thanks, Svenja!

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Informative, Theme Prompt

Dark Matter: Friday Faithfuls

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

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Micro Story, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Friday: junk

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word β€œjunk”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

Being Present

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #37.
Our inspiration word is β€œhumble”.

This is my mirror cinquain.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt

The Critique

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, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt

Drive: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #317 –
β€œYou May Be Right”. Here’s my response.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: snarl

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œsnarl”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s my take.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt

The Crossing

Written dVerse Poetics –
Dream Interpretations

hosted this week by Sanaa.
This is an interpretation of my dream.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Blues In The Night

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #268
. The prompt
word is β€˜night’. This is my limerick.

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Ekphrastic, Poetry, Theme Prompt

Winter Storm

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, challenges us to write a poem
about a snowstorm. Here’s my response.

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Informative, Mini Story, Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: hysterical

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word β€œhysterical”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my response.

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Sorry Truth: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #461.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

petty, rich, custom, sorry, pride, worry,
try, carry, support, honest, suggest, and head

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Poem, Quadrille, Word Prompt

The Persistence Of Memory

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – #240 β€“β€œ Fill, Zip, Trip”

where our host, Punam, has offered
up the word β€œtrip”. Here is my quadrille.

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Haibun, Musing, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: peregrination

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word β€œperegrination”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s one of my memories.

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Journey

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #741. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. The image I used is borrowed from

Blog 57 entitled β€œonestΓ  svizzera” (Swiss honesty).
Here’s where the prompts took me.

wonderland, bound, morning, ice, knees,
hope, wheel, three, cape, head, and cross

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Daisy Chain, Poem, Word Challenge

Underfoot: A Daisy Chain Poem

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word β€˜squish’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

In a Daisy Chain poem, the last word in a line
becomes the first word of the next line and on to end;
the last word of the chain is the same as the first word.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: cord

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œcord”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.

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Memento Poem, Poem, Theme Prompt

August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #195
where Marion asks us to write a Memento Poem.
I have chosen to write about the day my mother
surprised me with tickets to see The Beatles.
This is my Memento Poem. Thanks, Marion!

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