Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Β Brendaβs 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 βWhat Lies
Behind the Maskβ 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;
Diβs 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 Sammiβs β13 Days of Samhain”
with the words βrecklesslyβ and βriskyβ 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 Fandangoβs 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
βbedlamβ in exactly 74 words. Also for
Gerry & Sueβs Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word βcomedicβ.
To Err Is Human: Reverse Cinquain
Written for Reenaβs 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 Sammiβs β13 Days of
Samhain” words βviciouslyβ and βvulnerableβ
Grinning, All Aglow: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Hunterβs Moon/Halloween. Our host, Frank,
challenges us to write a haibun that alludes
to either the Hunterβs Moon or Halloween.
Hollow Whispers
This image of the Old Allegheny County
Jail on Dan Antionβs No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. Also written
for RDP and todayβs word – βbrittleβ.
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 Sammiβs β13 Days of
Samhain” words βhazardouslyβ and βhazyβ
How Cheesy!
Written for βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
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
βYee-Haw Get Along Little Doggiesβ
Love-All: A Villanelle
Written for Weaβve 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;
Iβve chosen to write a poem that mentions
at least 3 different colors. Also written for
Day 6 of Sammiβs 13 Days of Samhain and
the words βdangerouslyβ & βdarksomeβ.
The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
βMTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Commandβ. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.
Into The Woods: A Quatrain
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge and for Day 5
of Sammiβs β13 Days of Samhainβ
words βtreacherouslyβ and βtrickyβ.
Memories Of The Heart: A Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
State Of Mind
Written for Muse On Monday. Our host, David,
challenges us to write a story where the main
character is in an altered mental state.
This is an oldie from 2018, but it fit the theme very well so…..
Continue reading “State Of Mind”Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika
Written for Day 4 of Sammiβs β13 Days
of Samhain Challengeβ with prompt words
βperilouslyβ and βpeculiarβ. Also for
Estherβs Writing Prompt word βcatchβ.
Suburbia
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
RDP Thursday: intersecting lines
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with βintersecting linesβ.
Maurice: A Senryu
Woman In The Weeping Field: A Quatrain
Written for dVerse Poetβs Pub β A Haunting.
Our host, Melissa, challenges us to choose one
of three paintings and write an inspired poem of
no more than 31 lines. This is also in response to
Day 3 of Sammiβs β13 Days of Samhain Challengeβ
and the words βmenacinglyβ and βmysteriousβ.
Dip Stick’s Diner
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
Estherβs prompt word is βworksβ.
Reflections: A Dixdeux
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and Valβs Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#14, using the image below as inspiration.
I’ve had a blast participating in Val’s
Haiku Challenge. I learned so much!
Thanks, Val. Here to the next one!
RDP Wednesday: chuck
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word βchuckβ.
The Kindness Of Strangers
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Diβs prompt words are shown here:
crutch, wool, warmth, settle, kind, dog,
lonely, secure, push, hand, slip, press
Frightfully Fanged: A Quadrille
Written for dVerse Poets Pub β Q25-
βI Screen You Screen, We All Screen….β
where Lisa, invites us to write a
quadrille using the word βscreenβ.
Also for Sammiβs “13 Days of Samhain”
and the words βfrightfullyβ & βfangedβ.
