Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: crazy

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œcrazy”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Look Of Love

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s my story, using Fan’s prompt line:

It had never entered Richard’s mind that his son
was not his own blood.

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt

3 a.m.

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday –
β€œHunger Makes the Best of Poetry”

where our host, Lisa, is serving up
the word “hunger”. Here is my quad.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Last Catch

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is β€˜cast’ and this is my limerick.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: observant

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

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Vow

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

baby, shampoo, innocence, engulfed, deep, total,
sleeping, gently, protect, promise, sunshine, and bond

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Fabric Of Life

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
31 words using the prompt word β€˜patchwork’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Trivia

That’s Incredible!

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: saunter

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

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt

Secrets

This image of switchboard operators
on Dan Antion’s No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. And here it is.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Assignment

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

shroud, symbols, water, rock, sun, tracks,
spear, stolen, cross, promise, moon, and trail

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Informative

Thank Goodness for Dictation Apps

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt

Welcome Home

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“No Place Like It”

This is my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Diagnosis

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 59 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 59 words, here’s my flash.

psychosomatic – cancel – accountant
fluff – reggae – needlepoint

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Mystery, Short Story

Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind

You may read Part 2 HERE.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

The Weight

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about a blue collar worker.

Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Drawer

Written for dVerse MTB: Poems of Questions
hosted by Grace. The challenge is to write a
poem built around questions that remain
unanswered. Here is my response.

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Uncategorized

The Worst Is Over (Hopefully)

Back home and dictating this quick post.

Surgery was a big deal. The tendon had re-ruptured so rather than just try to stitch it back together, the surgeon took a section of tendon from my pointer finger for the repair. He also removed the scar tissue buildup. I’m in a honkin’ bandage until Monday when I get fitted for a custom splint.

I’ll be resting today, maybe back tomorrow. I have posts scheduled, but I don’t know if I will comment on anything until I’m feeling better. Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes. See you soon.

Nancy out. 😎

Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Lonely Fool

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew asks us to write a poem with
the words shown below. Here’s my response.

explain ~ coat ~ lock

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

American Pie

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

Last Night In Cleveland

Written for Thursday Inspiration #320 –
β€œCouldn’t Get It Right”. Here’s my response.

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Mini Story, Musing, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: gregarious

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

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Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Exercise, Writing Prompts

The Locket

β€œIt’s Story Time” and Jolene has given us
four prompts to work with (see below).
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry

The Cutting

Written for Sadje’s β€œWhat Do You See”.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

Seasons Of Spice

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #40 where our
inspiration is β€œseasons”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: pleasant

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œpleasant”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Theme Prompt, Writing Exercise, Writing Prompts

Mental Overload

Written for This Week’s Writer’s Workshop
Prompts
hosted by our friend, John Holton.

We’re given several topics and asked to write
one or two of them. I’ve chosen #3 which asks:
What’s taking up the most mental space for you right now?
Here goes!

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Theme Prompt, Poetry

Love Is

Written for dVerse Poetics: β€œThe Evolution of Love”,
hosted this week by Sanaa. We are asked to write
a poem about love as something sacred – not just
roses and hearts, but the small unseen ways
someone stays, This is my response.

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Adventure, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Short Story

Skyfall

When I spotted this image on Crispina’s
β€œSunday Picture Post: City Limits”,
it called out for me to write a story.
Here where the image took me.

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Informative, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: celebrations

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

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