Informative, Micro Story, Song, Trivia, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: solivagant

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œsolivagantโ€.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Photo Prompt, Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Waltmarie, Writing Prompts

Who She Was: A Waltmarie

Written for Reenaโ€™s Xploration Challenge;
the image shown below with its caption was
my inspiration. Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Get Down Tonight!

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€
exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In 52 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

disguise ~ cherish ~ waterfall ~ boogie ~ draw

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Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

First Thaw: A Tanka

Written for TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge
where Robbie has asked us to write a tanka
using at least one onomatopoeia.
Here’s my response.

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Informative

Wrist Update

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Thread By Thread

Written for Missyโ€™s Mad Challenge #087.
The prompt is to write about something fragile

that refuses to break. Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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

Pretty In Pink: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our
host Susi asks us to write a senryu and a
haiku using the image shown below as
inspiration. Hereโ€™s my response.

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Mini Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Tide Keeper

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
61 words using the prompt word โ€˜treasuryโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Please Allow Me To Introduce……

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
โ€œRecently Created Compositionsโ€
This is my response to the challenge.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Wall, the Flower, and Other Things

Written for dVerse Poets Pub โ€“ Open Link Night
where our host, Lillian, has invited us to write a
poem of our choosing. I have used one of the
images of street art graciously offered to us
by Lillian. Thanks, Lillian! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Shadorma, Writing Prompts

Peacock Butterfly: A Shadorma

Recuperating …. see you soon!

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge
#081. I chose Pic #4.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Paean, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Solid Eight: A Paean Poem

I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be here tomorrow.

Written for Davidโ€™s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW, Nigel, asks us to write a
paean poem in response to his prompt โ€“
โ€œPaean of Personal Triumphโ€. Thanks for
the inspiration, Nigel & David! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

A Civil Matter

I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be back tomorrow.

Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write about someone breaking
into their own house. Hereโ€™s my take.

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

New Day

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is โ€œrefreshโ€.
This is my cinquain.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Smooth Sailing

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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Informative, Mini Story

Back In The O-O-OR!

Here we go again!

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Connect The Dots

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts  
Colour Challenge
โ€“ โ€œsilverโ€. Also for Fandangoโ€™s
FOWC and the prompt word โ€œconstellationโ€.  
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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

Le Joint

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday
โ€œWriting Down the Bonesโ€. Our host, De Jackson,
asks us to create a poem using any form of  
the word โ€œboneโ€. Here is my quadrille.

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Mystery, Noir, Recurring Character, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Warning Sign: A Dirk Malone Story

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

ravenous, lurked, shame, space, found, glass,
hollow, flicker, rattled, slip, red, and crash

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

Little Girl Blue

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is โ€˜capeโ€™ and this is my limerick.

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Mini Story, Musing, Photo Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Longing

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Also for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See
WDYS – and the featured image.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

blush, foil, gift, gold, hollow, nostalgia,
present, sash, smile, thick, thought, and tray

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: showers

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œshowersโ€.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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

Dance With Fire

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the photo below for our
inspiration. Also for FOWC With Fandango
and the word โ€œconjureโ€. Hereโ€™s my take.

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

The Support Group

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
94 words using the prompt word โ€˜abibliophobiaโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

A Winning Smile

Oops! I’m very late with this. Sorry!

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€
exactly 39 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In 39 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

peacock, newsletter, cymbals, and toothpaste

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

RDP Monday: parlor/parlour

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œparlourโ€.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Last Post

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge #080
. I chose Pic #4.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

In Disquise

Written for Davidโ€™s Weave Written Weekly
where our PoW, Marion, asks us to write a
poem of up to 20 lines in response to her
prompt โ€“ โ€œBeneath the Surfaceโ€. Thanks for
the prompt, Marion & David! Hereโ€™s my take.

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

Philadelphia Freedom

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
โ€œApril Music Birthdaysโ€
This is my response to the challenge.

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

Vigil: A Haibun

Written for Reenaโ€™s Xploration Challenge
where the word this week is โ€œinchoateโ€.

Also for RDP Saturday and the word “eggs”.
This is where the prompts took me.

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