Written for Day 10 of Sammi’s “13 Days of
Samhain” words “desperately” and “dodgy”.
Emma & Jake Exchange Vows
Written for Great Minds Think –
The Forbidden Word Challenge
Calling 911
Laughing Along With A Limerick
Esther’s prompt word is “leaf”.
The Glove in the Leaves: A Minnie Ming Mystery, Part 2 – The Cave in the Forest
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Brenda’s prompt words shown below:
preys, brews, fly, glow, forest, cave,
monster, spin, hidden, filter, head, stick
Guarded: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette
invites us to write a poem about “What Lies
Behind the Mask” focusing on what part of
ourselves we hide from the outside world
and what others hide behind their masks.
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
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Written for Day 9 of Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain”
with the words “recklessly” and “risky” and
inspired by this image from Brian at Bushboys World.
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
Feathery Fiasco
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“bedlam” in exactly 74 words. Also for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word “comedic”.
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.
A Hunger Deep
Written for Day 8 of Sammi’s “13 Days of
Samhain” words “viciously” and “vulnerable”
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.
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 – “brittle”.
Fearsome Foursome
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem inspired by this image:
The Calling: Zip Haiku
Written for Day 7 of Sammi’s “13 Days of
Samhain” words “hazardously” and “hazy”
How Cheesy!
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 41 words using the words below.
hotel, shepherd, trapeze, cheese
Continue reading “How Cheesy!”Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where our challenge is
“Yee-Haw Get Along Little Doggies”
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.
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 “dangerously” & “darksome”.
The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“MTS 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.
Into The Woods: A Quatrain
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge and for Day 5
of Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain”
words “treacherously” and “tricky”.
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.
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…..
Continue reading “State Of Mind”Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika
Written for Day 4 of Sammi’s “13 Days
of Samhain Challenge’ with prompt words
“perilously” and “peculiar”. Also for
Esther’s Writing Prompt word ‘catch’.
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.
RDP Thursday: intersecting lines
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with “intersecting lines”.
Maurice: A Senryu
Woman In The Weeping Field: A Quatrain
Written for dVerse Poet’s Pub – A Haunting.
Our host, Melissa, challenges us to choose one
of three paintings and write an inspired poem of
no more than 31 lines. This is also in response to
Day 3 of Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain Challenge”
and the words “menacingly” and “mysterious”.
Dip Stick’s Diner
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
Esther’s prompt word is “works”.
Reflections: A Dixdeux
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#14, using the image below as inspiration.
I’ve had a blast participating in Val’s
Haiku Challenge. I learned so much!
Thanks, Val. Here to the next one!
