Cinquain, Poem

Season Of Plenty

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #24.
Our inspiration word is β€œharvest”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Flash, Mini Story

Rockin’ The Milky Way

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt – #83
.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Trivia

Did You Know

Who died of a ruptured appendix on Halloween?

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Poem

RDP Friday: apparition

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy has asked us
to get creative while focusing on the word β€˜apparition’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Scary Story, Short Story

Haunted Woods

Written for Missy’s MAD Challenge
where we’ve been given the opening
sentences to build on. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Vanishing Act


⌘ Rest in Peace, Trent McDonald, Friday Fictioneers ⌘

Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Also for
Esther’s Word Prompt which is ‘edge’.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Music Blog

Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking

Written for Thursday Inspiration #304 –
β€œevil”. Here’s my inspired response.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Thursday: proximity

Today at RDP, bushboy has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on the
word β€˜proximity’. Thanks, Brian! Here’s my take.

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Horror, Short Story

In The Shadows

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #22.
Mark has given us the prompt for this week.
Thanks, Mark! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Pioneer Poem, Poem

Undead: A Pioneer Poem

In a Pioneer Poem, the first words of each line
are the rhyming words. Lines must be 5 syllables
or less.
The last 2 lines are the same as the first
2 lines, written in reverse. Written for Esther’s

Word Prompts with the prompt word ‘edge’,
this is my Pioneer Poem.

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Longer Stories, Scary Story

Caliban O’Doole

Originally written in 2022, this is my take
on a beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

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Miscellaneous, Musing

RDP Wednesday: shuttle

Today at RDP, sgeiol has asked us to share a story,
Β poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word β€˜shuttle’. Here’s my take.

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Music Blog

Peaceful Waters

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my October artist and his song.

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Happy Birthday, Limerick, Poem

Skeleton Boogaloo

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #255
. The prompt
word is β€˜dust’. This is my limerick.

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Poem

First Date

Written for dVerse Poetics – It’s Not That Scary.
 Mish invites us to celebrate Halloween by writing
 a non-scary poem using one of the movie quotes
provided for our first line. I have chosen the line
β€œHelp Me. Help me be human.” from The Fly (1986)
 with Jeff Goldblum. Here’s my romantic poem.

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Flash, Mini Story, Musing

RDP Tuesday: fancy

Today at RDP, Martha has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on
the word β€˜fancy’
. Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Cinquain, Fantasy, Poem

Dark Night

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #23.
Our inspiration word is β€œtempt”. I have
 written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2.

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Short Story

The Expedition

Written for Only Murders In My Mind Weekly
Writing Prompt #82
and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt #18.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Micro Story

RDP Monday: frisky

Today at RDP, sgeoil has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word β€˜frisky’
. Here’s my take.

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Trivia

Did You Know

How did the tradition of trick or treating get started?

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Flash, Micro Story

Whiz Kid

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#439
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
19 words using the word β€˜bachelor’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Sunday: exacerbate

Today at RDP, drkottaway has asked us to share
 a story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word β€˜exacerbate’
. Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.

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Musing, Uncategorized

Update on ‘Cyster’: AKA ‘The Lump’

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Music Blog

Get Your Motor Running

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
Driving With Music

Here’s how the theme inspired me.

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Flash, Micro Story

RDP Saturday: fuchsia

Today at RDP, Punam has asked us to share a story,
Β poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word β€˜fuchsia’
. Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Wraithwood

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #057
. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Call Of The Wild

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In” – #310
in exactly 54 words using these five prompts:
‘gerbil’, β€˜wonderland’, β€˜aftershave’, ‘zip’ and ‘banshee’.
In exactly 54 words, this is my flash.

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Musing, Very Short Story

RDP Friday: annoy

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
Β poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word β€˜annoy’
. Here’s my take.

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Miscellaneous, Music Blog

At Seventeen: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #303 – β€œBrutal”.
Here’s my response.

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Flash, Mini Story

Night Stalker

Our gracious host, Rochelle, @ Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in  
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Here’s where the image took me.

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