Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s words for this week:
judge ~ tinker ~ bounce ~ loop ~ heaven ~ brutal
end ~ stream ~ string ~ track ~ welcome ~ drive
Starlight
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 28 words using the prompt
word βscintillaβ, and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts β The One Day Prompt.
The Day the City Slowed
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
heat, concern, rush, dug, imagine, elderly,
provide, work, box, digital, drop, halt
RDP Tuesday: Summer Memories
Today at RDP, Martha asks us
to share summer memories.
The Turn
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is βchanging seasonsβ.
High Altitude
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is βweedβ.
Calenture*
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 71 words using the prompt words below.
captain ~ leapfrog ~ bakery
prescription ~ widow ~ shampoo ~ anagram
Unpredictable Despair
Written for Living Poetry where
the theme is June Musical Poetry.
The Good Stuff
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ with Jolene.
Our four prompt lines are shown below.
Worried Worm
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Sally invites us to write a
poem about gardens and the many
things that lie beneath the surface.
The Great Outdoors
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βSpend More Time Outdoorsβ
Big Blue
At Great Minds Think, Sarah & Rohini
offer up βThe Object Speaks Challengeβ
where we are invited to give a voice to
the objects we usually overlook. This
is a rewrite of a story I wrote in 2023.
Snowfield
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and a haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Hampton Bays, 1973 – or – That Time I Met Cat Stevens
This is my story as I remember it.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi
Passage
Written for Muse On Monday where David
asks us to write a story about trying a new food.
Patience
Despite It All
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
based on one of Jillβs images.
Midnight Delivery
Written in response to a cool image
I saw on Bushboyβs World.
Thanks for letting me use it, Brian!
The Letter
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
Continue reading “The Letter”The Influencer
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
The Weight of Crowns
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
#329 β Land of Confusion
RDP Thursday: displace
Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word βdisplaceβ.
Thanks, Brian!
Chalmer’s Close
The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but Iβm still writing the occasional
story for any image that catches my fancy …
and hopefully yours! Todayβs story is inspired
by an image by David Booth. Many thanks to
Dan Antion for making these images available.
After The Rain
Written for dVerse Poetics: A Tale of
Two Images. Mich has provided us with
some lovely images and asks us to write
a poem incorporating juxtaposition.
High Flying
Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is βtrainβ
Manhattanhenge: June 2026
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone
The Tortoise and the Hornbill
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
here are the prompt words:
shoulder, hide, care, join, share, pride
pleasure, steps, betrayed, friend, kind, missed
Singed
Written for Tanka Tuesday where
Melissa challenges us to write a lai.
The Wrym
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are:
wave ~ turning ~ unholy ~ lips ~ swagger ~ lost
dead ~ rise ~ twist ~ blade ~ feast ~ edges
Just Like Heaven
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word βearthquakeβ
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘stop’.
The Elephant's Trunk 