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

Despite It All

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
based on one of Jill’s images.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Midnight Delivery

Written in response to a cool image
I saw on Bushboy’s World.
Thanks for letting me use it, Brian!

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Letter

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

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.

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Poetry, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Weight of Crowns

Written for Thursday Inspiration
#329 – Land of Confusion

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

RDP Thursday: displace

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word β€œdisplace”.
Thanks, Brian!

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

Chalmer’s Close

The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but I’m still writing the occasional
story for any image that catches my fancy …
and hopefully yours! Today’s story is inspired
by an image by David Booth. Many thanks to
Dan Antion for making these images available.

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

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.

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

High Flying

Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is β€œtrain”

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

Manhattanhenge: June 2026

Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone

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Fable, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

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

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Lai, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Singed

Written for Tanka Tuesday where
Melissa challenges us to write a lai.

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Fantasy, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

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

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

Just Like Heaven

Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word β€œearthquake”

and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
word ‘stop’.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

To Beach Or Not To Beach

Written for Living Poetry where
we’re asked to write a beach poem.

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

After The Storm

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
64 words using the prompt word β€˜rainbow’.

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Dialogue, Literary Quote, Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Having Words

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.

β€œIt’s not what enters men’s mouth that is evil.
It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.”

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

The Curator

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 62 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

lasso ~ impersonate ~ shrine
video ~
janitor ~ congeal

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8x4, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Hell Week In Florence

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems – 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Here’s my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.

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

Celebrating Dads & Grads

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
β€œBrad’s, Chad’s and Vlad’s

Doodads, Fads and Pads”

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Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Veil

Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word β€˜numinous’.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Time Keeps on Slipping

At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask β€˜What would you do
with a magical stopwatch?’ It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.

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

Like A Rock: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Continuing Series, Original Series, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge

Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah

Inspired by Max’s blog called β€˜Old Steam Ships’.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.

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

Spokes

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Haiku, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge

John’s Drive-In: Summertime Fun

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Our theme is β€œSummertime Fun”.

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Short Story, Song, Theme Prompt, Phrase Prompt, Writing Prompts, Writing Challenge

Let It Rain

Written for Thursday Inspiration #328 –
β€œBad Idea Right?” and for Fandango’s
Story Starter
FSS #251. Here’s my response.

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

It’s A Dog’s Life

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Without Malice

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

RDP Thursday: congregating

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

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