Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “rigamarole”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Author: Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬
Daughter of Sicilian immigrants, wife, mother, grammy, friend, empath, survivor, dreamer, storyteller, humorist, singer, musician, author, blogger, wannabe-poet, plant rescuer, cook, lover of good wine, food, iced cappuccino, elephants, the sea, Montauk, Sicily, movies and music, especially my beloved Beatles. ♡✒️♬
Smoke Tells All
Written for TN Kerr’s Writing Prompts and Practice
and for three Fandango FOWC prompts, including
’silk’, ‘sentimental’, & ‘impractical’; TN’s prompts
are shown below. Here’s where they took me.
Inconvenient Truth
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
46 words using the prompt word ‘rapacious’.
Also for Gerry and Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – ‘collapsible’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Going Nowhere
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
Heaven’s Light
Written in response to this fabulous photo by
Brian Dodd at bushboys world, who
graciously allows me to share the beauty.
Here’s where the image took me.
Scrub-A-Dub-Dub
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt words are
‘prince’ and ‘clean’. This is my limerick.
Mama, I’m Coming Home
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Special Awareness Events”
This is my response to the challenge.
Ringside
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The genre is fantasy and the situation is:
You are doom-scrolling late in the night
and you reach somewhere you’d never
expected to be. Here’s my take.
She Paused
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Dawn is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a Dectina Refrain about mothers.
This is my poem for my mother-in-law.
Missing You
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
The Last Step
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter,
inspired by Fan’s line prompt and a photo by
Dan Antion. Here’s where the prompts took me –
a fictionalized account of a true murder story.
The Conversation
Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story about household
chores. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Silent and Slow
Written for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night
hosted by Sanaa. My poem is inspired by the
opening line of Sandburg’s poem, “Fog”.
Here’s where the inspiration took me.
Reflections
Written for Haiku Fridays with Jill #2
Continue reading “Reflections”RDP Friday: fold
Written for RDP where Lou asks us to
get creative with the words “fold”.
Thanks, Lou! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Guardian Of The Thrones
Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
I’ve selected two photos for my story.
Here’s where the images took me.
On Dewy Grass: A Sijo
Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew asks us to write any form of
poem using the image shown below as
inspiration. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Night Council
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.
Finale: American Cinquain
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “the end”.
This is my American cinquain.
The Ghost Light
Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story to accompany an image of
a historic theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon by Darlene Foster.
Earthrise, Dark Side
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”
Here’s where the image took me.
Moon Glow: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Pub Poetics:
Names of the Rose. Our host, Merril,
invites us to write a poem of any style,
incorporating the names of at least five
different roses. This is my haibun.
Better Days
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
attire – pair – tired – old – scratch – shine –
sunlight – stool – faded – patch – elegant – time
After the Downpour: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Liverpool
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
crush, crisp, creamy, script, brisk, dreams,
dust, seeds, dim, night, whisper, and shimmer
RDP Tuesday: cacography
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “cacography”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
One Breath: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our
host Susi asks us to write a senryu and
a haiku as inspired by the image
shown below. This is my SenHai.
Dogwood Evening
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Quadrille Monday:
Come Bloom With Me! Our host, Lillian, invites us
to write a 44-word poem with the word “bloom”.
This is my quadrille.
RDP Monday: wattle
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “wattle”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Dragging: An American Cinquain
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “tired”.
This is my cinquain.
The Elephant's Trunk 