Written for Day 12 of Sammiโs โ13 Day of
Samhainโ words โfatallyโ and โflawedโ.
Emergence
Written for Crispinaโs Crimsonโs
Creative Challenge Pic #3
Monster Bash: A SenHai
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku inspired by this unique image
SS Baychimo: Arctic Ghost Ship
Inspired by Maxโs blog, โOld Steam Shipsโ –
SS Baychimo: The Arcticโs Ghost Ship. Here
is a synopsis followed by a poem and ballad.
Hollow Vows: A Cinquain
Written for MFFC – Melissaโs Fandango Flash
Fiction Challenge and the image seen here.
Eternal Twilight
Written for Sammiโs Tolkien Tuesday #111:
“Writing Prompts for the Thinning of the Veil”.
We are invited to choose a Tolkien quote
to include in our writing which captures
the essence of Samhain and Halloween.
For All Who Linger
Written for Day 11 of Sammiโs โ13 Days of
Samhainโ words โmurderouslyโ and โmaniacalโ,
and for Sadjeโs โWhat Do You Seeโ image below.
The Guardian
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
All In The Game: SenHai
Written for Fandango’s Thursday (AI Art) Inspiration
RDP Thursday: callipygous
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with โcallipygousโ.
Candy Man: A SenHai
Written for Day 10 of Sammiโs โ13 Days of
Samhainโ words โdesperatelyโ and โdodgyโ.
Emma & Jake Exchange Vows
Written for Great Minds Think โ
The Forbidden Word Challenge
Calling 911
Laughing Along With A Limerick
Estherโs prompt word is โleafโ.
The Glove in the Leaves: A Minnie Ming Mystery, Part 2 โ The Cave in the Forest
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
ย Brendaโs prompt words shown below:
preys, brews, fly, glow, forest, cave,
monster, spin, hidden, filter, head, stick
Guarded: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette
invites us to write a poem about โWhat Lies
Behind the Maskโ focusing on what part of
ourselves we hide from the outside world
and what others hide behind their masks.
The Last Trick-Or-Treater
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Diโs prompt words are shown here:
pants, sting, front, backwards, honesty, robust,
metal, thought, drink, surplus, ready, signature
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Written for Day 9 of Sammiโs โ13 Days of Samhain”
with the words โrecklesslyโ and โriskyโ and
inspired by this image from Brian at Bushboys World.
The Glove in the Leaves: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Brenda’s prompt words shown below,
and Fandangoโs Story Starter, the
underlined paragraph of my story.
letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast
Feathery Fiasco
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
โbedlamโ in exactly 74 words. Also for
Gerry & Sueโs Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word โcomedicโ.
To Err Is Human: Reverse Cinquain
Written for Reenaโs Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond to the image
below – a comical, slightly sarcastic
take on how AI views humanity.
A Hunger Deep
Written for Day 8 of Sammiโs โ13 Days of
Samhain” words โviciouslyโ and โvulnerableโ
Grinning, All Aglow: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Hunterโs Moon/Halloween. Our host, Frank,
challenges us to write a haibun that alludes
to either the Hunterโs Moon or Halloween.
Hollow Whispers
This image of the Old Allegheny County
Jail on Dan Antionโs No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. Also written
for RDP and todayโs word – โbrittleโ.
Fearsome Foursome
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem inspired by this image:
The Calling: Zip Haiku
Written for Day 7 of Sammiโs โ13 Days of
Samhain” words โhazardouslyโ and โhazyโ
How Cheesy!
Written for โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 41 words using the words below.
hotel, shepherd, trapeze, cheese
Continue reading “How Cheesy!”Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where our challenge is
โYee-Haw Get Along Little Doggiesโ
Love-All: A Villanelle
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Kim, challenges us to write
a poem about a person, real or imagined,
who was forced to leave their home.
Night Of Ancients: A Quatrain
Written for Open Link Night & dVerse LIVE
where our host, Lillian, has given us options;
Iโve chosen to write a poem that mentions
at least 3 different colors. Also written for
Day 6 of Sammiโs 13 Days of Samhain and
the words โdangerouslyโ & โdarksomeโ.
The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician
Inspired by Maxโs blog, โOld Steam Shipsโ –
โMTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Commandโ. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.
