Edgy, Eerie, Fantasy, Horror, Literary Quote, Scary Story, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Eternal Twilight

Written for Sammi’s Tolkien Tuesday #111:
“Writing Prompts for the Thinning of the Veil”.
We are invited to choose a Tolkien quote
to include in our writing which captures

the essence of Samhain and Halloween.

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Eerie, Ekphrastic, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

For All Who Linger

Written for Day 11 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of
Samhain”
words β€œmurderously” and β€œmaniacal”,
and for Sadje’s β€œWhat Do You See” image below.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Guardian

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

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

All In The Game: SenHai

Written for Fandango’s Thursday (AI Art) Inspiration

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Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: callipygous

Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with β€œcallipygous”.

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Haiku, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Candy Man: A SenHai

Written for Day 10 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of
Samhain”
words β€œdesperately” and β€œdodgy”.

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

Emma & Jake Exchange Vows

Written for Great Minds Think –
The Forbidden Word Challenge

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

Calling 911

Laughing Along With A Limerick
Esther’s prompt word is β€œleaf”.

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Continuing Series, Mystery, Original Series, Recurring Character, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Glove in the Leaves: A Minnie Ming Mystery, Part 2 – The Cave in the Forest

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Β Brenda’s prompt words shown below:

preys, brews, fly, glow, forest, cave,
monster, spin, hidden, filter, head, stick

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Cinquain, Mirror Cinquain, Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Guarded: Mirror Cinquain

Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette
invites us to write a poem about β€œWhat Lies
Behind the Mask” focusing on what part of
ourselves we hide from the outside world
and what others hide behind their masks.

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

The Last Trick-Or-Treater

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown here:

pants, sting, front, backwards, honesty, robust,
metal, thought, drink, surplus, ready, signature

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Mini Story, Photo Inspiration, Scary Story, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Written for Day 9 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of Samhain”
with the words β€œrecklessly” and β€œrisky”
and
inspired by this image from Brian at Bushboys World.

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Continuing Series, Mystery, Original Series, Phrase Prompt, Recurring Character, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Glove in the Leaves: A Minnie Ming Mystery

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Brenda’s prompt words shown below,

and Fandango’s Story Starter, the
underlined paragraph of my story.

letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast

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

Feathery Fiasco

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
β€œbedlam” in exactly 74 words. Also for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
and the word β€œcomedic”.

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Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

To Err Is Human: Reverse Cinquain

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond to the image
below – a comical, slightly sarcastic
 take on how AI views humanity.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Hunger Deep

Written for Day 8 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of
Samhain
” words β€œviciously” and β€œvulnerable”

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Grinning, All Aglow: A Haibun

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Hunter’s Moon/Halloween. Our host, Frank,
challenges us to write a haibun that alludes
to either the Hunter’s Moon or Halloween.

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Alternate Rhyme, Photo Inspiration, Poetry, Scary

Hollow Whispers

This image of the Old Allegheny County
Jail on Dan Antion’s No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. Also written
for RDP and today’s word – β€œbrittle”.

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Photo Prompt, Quatrain, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Fearsome Foursome

Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
 us to write a poem inspired by this image:

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Haiku, Scary, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts, Zip Haiku

The Calling: Zip Haiku

Written for Day 7 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of
Samhain”
words β€œhazardously” and β€œhazy”

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

How Cheesy!

Written for β€œCan You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 41 words using the words below.

hotel, shepherd, trapeze, cheese

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

Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where our challenge is
β€œYee-Haw Get Along Little Doggies”

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Villanelle, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Love-All: A Villanelle

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Kim, challenges us to write
a poem about a person, real or imagined,
who was forced to leave their home.

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Ekphrastic, Poetry, Quatrain, Scary, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Night Of Ancients: A Quatrain

Written for Open Link Night & dVerse LIVE
where our host, Lillian, has given us options;
I’ve chosen to write a poem that mentions
at least 3 different colors. Also written for
Day 6 of Sammi’s 13 Days of Samhain and
the words β€œdangerously” & β€œdarksome”.

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Continuing Series, Informative, Narrative, Original Series, Photo Inspiration, Short Story

The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician

Inspired by Max’s blog, β€˜Old Steam Ships’ –
β€œMTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Command”. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.

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Horror, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Quatrain, Scary, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Into The Woods: A Quatrain

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge
and for Day 5
of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days of Samhain”
words β€œtreacherously” and β€œtricky”.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Memories Of The Heart: A Haiku

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.

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Narrative, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

State Of Mind

Written for Muse On Monday. Our host, David,
challenges us to write a story where the main
character is in an altered mental state.

This is an oldie from 2018, but it fit the theme very well so…..

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Bussokusekika, Poetry, Scary, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika

Written for Day 4 of Sammi’s β€œ13 Days
of Samhain Challenge’ with
prompt words
β€œperilously” and β€œpeculiar”. Also  for
Esther’s Writing Prompt word β€˜catch’.

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Horror, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Scary Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Suburbia

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

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