Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Mid-Summer State of Mind”
No Surprises
At Great Minds Think β The One Sentence
Explosion Challenge – Sarah & Rohini ask
us to have fun with the following: βPlease
tell me you didnβt open the blue envelope.β
Oystercatcher
Written for Crimsonβs Creative Challenge
and Estherβs Writing Prompt β βbankβ.
Dropped Signal
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Torn In Two: A Narrative Monologue
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
this is my story based on facts about the sinking
of the SS Daniel J. Morrell on Nov. 29, 1966 in
Lake Huron from reports made by 26-year-old
watchman and lone survivor, Dennis Hale.
Gilded Quiet
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
The theme is to choose a quote to work with
in the juxtaposition of luxury and simplicity.
The Long Con
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
Remembering Dusty Hill
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Where The River Turns To Gold
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
Continue reading “Where The River Turns To Gold”The Keeper
Our gracious host, Rochelle, asks us to get
creative in 100 words or less using this photo
for inspiration. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
The Walk
The Proposal
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is βfakeβ.
Magic Mirror
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
call, delete, diary, found, level, maiden,
nobody, now, phone, reprimand, tired, vindictive
The Debt
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
shot ~ foot ~ dark ~ bright ~ prairie ~ grass
hot ~ ash ~ dead ~ resurgence ~ fight ~ godΒ
New Growth – or – Life vs Death
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a tanka puente on Β
the theme of opposites, such as light vs dark,
using a quote of our choosing as the bridge.
Holding Our Own: SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
this is my fiction story based on facts about the
SS Edmund Fitzgerald from the vantage point
of SS Anderson First Mate, Morgan Clark.
Lemonade Stand: American Cinquain
The image shown below is
our Living Poetry inspiration.
Small Fires
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Non-Negotiable
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 52 words using the prompt words below.
godfather β toffee β app β recycle – stealth
Continue reading “Non-Negotiable”The Last Prayer
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
using the prompt word βblockβ.
If Wishes Were Horses
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Benjamin asks us to write a
poem about dreaming of having more
time to ourselves …. but how do we
feel after the novelty wears off?
The Smoke Between Us
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βGreat American Songbookβ
Hollywood Boulevard
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 12 words using the prompt
word βlyricalβ, and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge –
and the words βblack and whiteβ.
The Soundtrack Of My Life
At Great Minds Think β Highlight Reel,
Sarah & Rohini ask βHow do you
want to be immortalized?β
After Pennsylvania: A Letter To Henry
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
this is my story based on facts about the tragic
boiler accident on the steamboat Pennsylvania
which killed Henry Clemens, younger brother
of Samuel Clemens, AKA Mark Twain.
Atlas, Condemned
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the triptych shown below.
Snow Dog
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
and RDP daily prompt β βwillowβ
Yorkshire Fog
Destination Unknown
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
Invisible Until Useful: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
βDown In the Tube Station at Midnightβ
The Elephant's Trunk 