Written for Reenaโs Xploration Challenge.
Reena has offered us a choice of quotes
with a twist to use as our inspiration. I
have selected: โWe are all made of
stardust, trying to remember the skyโ.
A New Tomorrow
Written for dVerse Quadrille –
โX Marks the Spotโ. Our host,
Melissa, invites us to write a
quadrille with the word โxenolithโ.
The Plan
Written for Melissaโs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
In Protest: An American Cinquain
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem using the image
shown here as our inspiration.
Rammed At Dawn
Inspired by Maxโs blog, โOld Steam Shipsโ –
RMS Olympic: Old Reliable. Please be sure
to check out Max’s site for more information,
videos, and photos of RMS Olympic.
Dear Diary
Written for Great Minds Think โ
โWhat the Hedge Knows”. Our hosts,
Sarah & Rohini, ask us to use this image
as inspiration for our piece, keeping
our main focus on the hand.
Valley Of Desolation
Written for โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 60 words using the prompts
shown below, as well as Estherโs Writing
Prompts and the word “bridge”.
cow, sarong, grapefruit, hobby,
wheelbarrow, alphabet
Game Of Thrones
Written for Rallโs Senryu Sunday
Continue reading “Game Of Thrones”Celebrating September Birthdays
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โCalendar (New Style) Act 1750โ
Seaside Polythene: A SenHai
Written for Crispinaโs
Crimsonโs Creative Challenge
Rebellious: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
The Watchman of the Engine Room
Inspired by Maxโs blog, โOld Steam Shipsโ –
“One of Lake Superior’s Enduring Mysteries”.
I have written a ghost poem/song about
โOld Whiteyโ, the specter who haunts the
Kamloops, preserved by the frigid water.
The Cousin
Written for Muse On Monday.
David challenges us to write a
story involving a distant relative.
Attitude
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Goodbye, Captain Kangaroo: A Waltmarie
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Nigel, challenges us to
choose a specific aspect of our
life and write about the moment
it began to feel different.
Baby Face
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Be Careful Who You Trust
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
โEl Condor Pasa (If I Could)โ
Island Dreams: A Haiku
Written for Sadjeโs weekly query:
ย What Do You See?
Stone Memory
Written for dVerse Poetics: Lyric
Petrologies. Our host, Dora, asks
us to write a lyric poem featuring,
if not centering on, rock or stone.
Oh Snap!
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is โfirstโ.
Telltale Trail
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
these are our prompt words:
biscuit, passed, duke, found, slight, princess,
curved, sheet, alone, downhill, happy, companion
Bugger!
Written for โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 49 words using the prompts below.
diet โ wasp โ xylophone โ chivalry โ U-turn
Continue reading “Bugger!”The Silver Compass: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brendaโs prompt words:
velvet ~ compass ~ echo ~ random ~ rust ~ silver
shadow ~ pebble ~ stone ~ drone ~ clip ~ dry
Golden Hour Companions: A Chลka
Written for Tanka Tuesday were our host,
Robbie, asks us to write an alliterative poem.
Tickets To Ride
Re-written from 2023 for Great Minds Think –
Unexpected Impact. Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us
to examine something that had a powerful impact.
Not Not Truth
Written for Reenaโs Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on โfictionโ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?
Greyhound, 1938: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday:
Wedding Bliss. Our host, Mish, ask us
to write a haibun based on a wedding.
Dedicated to my godparents.
Meditation: A Haiku
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a based on Jules Massenetโs
“Mรฉditation” from the opera โThaรฏsโ
The Scrolls
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Michelle, challenges us to
write a tanaga* on โLife & Wisdomโ.
Butt, Butt…. – A Senryu
Written for Rallโs Senryu Sunday.
Hereโs the image Iโve chosen.
The Elephant's Trunk 