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 September artist and his song.
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On Mulberry Street
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #306.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Forever
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #151 – including the word ‘grow’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
Before Dawn
Written for dVerse Prosery: T.S. Eliot and
J. Alfred Prufrock. Björn, our host, challenges
us to write a poem of 144 words including the
highlighted line from “The Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrock”. Here is my poem.
Hand Jive: The Saga Continues
MY MEDICAL UPDATE
Continue reading “Hand Jive: The Saga Continues”Piece By Piece
Written for Esther’s Can You Tell A Story In – #304
in exactly 61 words using these six prompt words:
‘palatial’, ‘volleyball’, ‘gravy’, ‘orchid’, ‘jigsaw’, and
‘squeak’. Here’s my flash in exactly 61 words.
Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge #051.
I chose pic #3. The image reminded me of a cinquain
I wrote last year. I had a lot of fun with it
and decided to use it again. Here it is!
Captain Beyond
Written for Song Lyric Sunday.
Here’s how the theme inspired me.
Hand Jive
Written for Stream of Consciousness where
our prompt word is “hand”. Here’s my stream.
Revelation
Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about our MC having an epiphany
at the beginning. Also written for Fandango’s Story
Starter #217 where the opening sentence is provided.
This is where the prompts and my imagination took me.
Nowhere Man: State Of Mind
Written in response to 9/12/25 Friday Faithfuls
Continue reading “Nowhere Man: State Of Mind”Twenty-Five To Life
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #17.
Our inspiration word is “trap”. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2.
The Wet Basement
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Here’s where the photo took me.
Baker’s Lament
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #248. Using the prompt
word ‘weigh’, this is my limerick.
A Black Hole
To Love And Be Loved
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #305.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Pretty Painted Nails
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#432 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
85 words using the word ‘eavesdrop’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge –
‘lilac’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Hump Day
What are you doing this evening?
Continue reading “Hump Day”September Song
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 September artist and his song.
Into The Woods
Written for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #337.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Invisible
Written for dVerse Poets – Don’t Shoot The Messenger;
or Tolstoy’s Birthday. Our host Melissa from Mom With A Blog
invites us to choose one of the quotes from a work by
Leo Tolstoy that resonates with us and write a poem
about the time(s) our actions aligned with the chosen quote.
This is the Tolstoy quote I used with my poem following.
Date Night With The Ricardos
Written for Esther’s Can You Tell A Story In – #303
in exactly 49 words using these five prompt
words: ‘rose’, ‘frazzle’, ‘medal’, ‘charge’, and ‘prune’.
In 49 words, here’s where the prompts took me.
Fait Accompli
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #150 – incorporating the word ‘history’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
So Very Proper
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #231 –
“Making Much Of Poems”. Our host De Jackson
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44 words,
incorporating the word ‘much’ or a form of the word.
This is my quadrille.
Ewe Gotta Be Kidding Me!
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #50-2. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.
Did You Know?
Gentoo penguins propose to
their life mates with a pebble.
It really is all about the rock!
Success: It Don’t Come Easy
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
Inescapable Concept of Time.
Here’s how the theme inspired me.
City In Ruins
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #73 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.
Beneath The Surface
Written for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #336.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Goo Goo G’Joob
Written for Muse On Monday where David asks us
to write a story based on a fairy tale. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt.
Originally written in 2018, I couldn’t resist a repeat;
I hope you enjoy my story of Humpty Dumpty.
The Elephant's Trunk 