Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 β
βLove Is Like Oxygenβ. Hereβs my response.
The Waiting Game
Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew asks us to write
a poem with the theme ‘patient’.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
la luna e il lupo
Written for dVerse Poetβs Pub β Unpunctuated,
where our host, Melissa, asks us to write a poem
sans punctuation. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac
Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery
of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.
βThe hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.β From the poem βOn a View of
Pasadena from the Hillsβ by Yvor Winters.
RDP Wednesday: foliage
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word βfoliageβ.
Thanks, Heather! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Big Pretender: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where they took me.
tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~ hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liarΒ
From The Other Side
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Black On Black
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
crow ~ window ~ near ~ time ~ expect ~ flight
message ~ begin ~ stars ~ regret ~ smart ~ dark
Montauk: At the Edge of Everything
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Yvette
asks us to write a syllabic poem based on the theme
“It’s Vacation Time!” This is my shadorma.
The Weight of Silence
Story inspired by a photo by Crispina Kemp.
I created the plot based on true characters.
Slippity Doo Dah!
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
βjellyβ. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Missing Her
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt where
she asks us to get creative in exactly 50 words using
the word βabacus’ and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts β Colour Challenge – blue
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 β
βTo Love Somebodyβ. Hereβs my response.
The Forgotten Door
Written for Crimsonβs Creative Challenge.
Hereβs where Crispinaβs image took me.
High Wire
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 52 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
tightrope ~ gothic ~ squeamish ~ mannequin ~ violin
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Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Hereβs where the image took me.
There Be Zombies About!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βQueen of the Godsβ
This is my response to the challenge.
The House That Healed
When I saw this photo on Brianβs site,
Bushboyβs World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.
A Soleful Tale
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Deanna who asks us to
incorporate a nursery rhyme character into
our poem. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Last Evening – May 29, 1914
Inspired by a new blog called βOld Steam Shipsβ
by our friend, Max, I have written a fictionalized
account of Laurence Irving, an English dramatist
and actor, and his actress wife, Mabel Hackney.
They were two actual passengers aboard the
RMS Empress of Ireland and this is their story.
When Words Collide: Malone & the Saint
Happy to take part in the first Great Minds
Think Friday Challenge where Sarah and
Rohini present βWhen Words Collide!β.
This week we have two people from very
different worlds having a conversation.
Harwick: Small Town, Large Voice
Written for Muse On Monday. David asks us
to write a story where something is caught on
camera. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Summer at Lake Chelan
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku is based on Jillβs image.
The Preservers
Written for Renaβs Xploration Challenge;
the image seen below is our inspiration.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Incident
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter.
Hereβs where the prompt line took me.
The View
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.
A Thousand Bulbs
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See.
Hereβs where the image took me.
That Special Something
Written for dVerse Poetics: Something Borrowed,
Something Blue hosted by Dora who invites us to
write a poem using lines from the Victorian rhyme
seen below. This is where the prompt took me,
back to my wedding day ~ June 10, 1972.
“Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a sixpence in her shoe.”
Payback Time
Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew has shared this
sunset image for inspiration.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
RDP Wednesday: fountain
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word βfountainβ.
Thanks, Heather! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 