Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โSpend More Time Outdoorsโ
Big Blue
At Great Minds Think, Sarah & Rohini
offer up โThe Object Speaks Challengeโ
where we are invited to give a voice to
the objects we usually overlook. This
is a rewrite of a story I wrote in 2023.
Snowfield
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and a haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Hampton Bays, 1973 – or – That Time I Met Cat Stevens
This is my story as I remember it.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi
Passage
Written for Muse On Monday where David
asks us to write a story about trying a new food.
Patience
Despite It All
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub,
based on one of Jillโs images.
Midnight Delivery
Written in response to a cool image
I saw on Bushboyโs World.
Thanks for letting me use it, Brian!
The Letter
Written for Sadjeโs What Do You See
Continue reading “The Letter”The Influencer
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
The Weight of Crowns
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
#329 โ Land of Confusion
RDP Thursday: displace
Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word โdisplaceโ.
Thanks, Brian!
Chalmer’s Close
The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but Iโm still writing the occasional
story for any image that catches my fancy …
and hopefully yours! Todayโs story is inspired
by an image by David Booth. Many thanks to
Dan Antion for making these images available.
After The Rain
Written for dVerse Poetics: A Tale of
Two Images. Mich has provided us with
some lovely images and asks us to write
a poem incorporating juxtaposition.
High Flying
Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is โtrainโ
Manhattanhenge: June 2026
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone
The Tortoise and the Hornbill
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
here are the prompt words:
shoulder, hide, care, join, share, pride
pleasure, steps, betrayed, friend, kind, missed
Singed
Written for Tanka Tuesday where
Melissa challenges us to write a lai.
The Wrym
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are:
wave ~ turning ~ unholy ~ lips ~ swagger ~ lost
dead ~ rise ~ twist ~ blade ~ feast ~ edges
Just Like Heaven
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word โearthquakeโ
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘stop’.
To Beach Or Not To Beach
Written for Living Poetry where
weโre asked to write a beach poem.
After The Storm
Written for Sammiโs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
64 words using the prompt word โrainbowโ.
Having Words
Written for Violetโs Literary Quote Challenge.
โItโs not what enters menโs mouth that is evil.
Itโs what comes out of their mouths that is.โ
The Curator
Written for Estherโs โCan You Tell A Story Inโ –
exactly 62 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereโs where the prompts took me.
lasso ~ impersonate ~ shrine
video ~ janitor ~ congeal
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Weaโve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems โ 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Hereโs my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
Celebrating Dads & Grads
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
โBrad’s, Chad’s and Vlad’s
Doodads, Fads and Padsโ
The Veil
Written for Renaโs Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word โnuminousโ.
Time Keeps on Slipping
At Great Minds Think Friday Challenge,
Sarah & Rohini ask โWhat would you do
with a magical stopwatch?โ It can be
sped up, slowed down, or even paused.
One caveat … it cannot be stopped.
Like A Rock: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah
Inspired by Maxโs blog called โOld Steam Shipsโ.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.
The Elephant's Trunk 