Written for Jim Adams’ Thursday Inspiration
#280 where the theme is “Hungry Heart”.
Here’s what I had to say.
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. ♡✒️♬
The Book of Genesis
Written for the May 18, 2025 edition
of Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday,
“Creative People”. Here’s what I have to say.
Journeys End: An Ovi
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #100.
This week’s inspiration word is
“ending”. Keeping with the year’s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.
The Tiniest Of Creatures
Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.
Branches: A Haiku
Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt, incorporating
“appeal intertwined” and “nature’s
grasp of beauty”. This is my haiku.
Paleolithic Rock
Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.
Never An Honest Word
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?”
#287 – exactly 40 words using the five required
prompts: ‘curl’, ‘potion’, ‘robin’, ‘unicycle’ and
‘bombast’. In 40 words, this is my story.
The Burden Of Secrets
Written for OLWG #417.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.
May Queen
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 featured May artist and his song.
Weird Al Wednesday – 5.14.25
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! Today I have something new and
different for all our weirdos at home.
What do you think … should we do it?”
Smokin’!
Written for Laughing Along With
A Limerick #231 where our prompt
word is “dad”. This is my limerick.
Belle Terre
Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #4.
Each week the inspirational list
will be comprised of 21 randomly
selected words; we may use as many
as we want but must use at least three.
Here’s our list of words; I have used all.
Fly Away: An Ovi
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #99.
This week’s inspiration word is
“flight”. Keeping with the year’s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.
Evening In Paris
The Breakup
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #415 using the word ‘confide’
in exactly 96 words; also Fandango’s
Story Starter #198 and for Gerry & Sue’s
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge –
‘cavalier’. This is my 96-word story.
Hotrocks: Best Of The Stones
Written for the May 11, 2025 edition
of Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday.
Here’s what I have to say.
Flyin’ High
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #136 – ‘mirage’ and for Only Murders In
My Mind Weekly Writing Prompt #58 using the
photo below for inspiration. This is my story.
Couldn’t Get Away
Written for The Unicorn Challenge
and also for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge #319. This
week I am inspired by two photos.
In exactly 250 words, this is my story.
Pisces Dreams: A Haiku
Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #11
where our host Colleen challenges us to write a
syllabic poem of our choice featuring our Zodiac
color according to the chart shown below. I am
Pisces and the color chart says my color is pink.
What is your zodiac color?
I’ve Been Loving You For Too Long (To Stop Now)
Written for Jim’s Thursday Inspiration #298 –
‘Lovin’ You.’ Here’s my spin on things.
New Perspective
Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration
to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.
Stairway To Heaven
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 featured May artists and their song.
Chiaroscuro
Written for dVerse Poetics: In Other Words.
Our host Melissa Lemay from Mom With A
Blog asks us to dive into the world of color
and detail as we write an ekphrastic poem
inspired by the artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Here is the painting I selected and my poem.
In addition, the words shown in bold are the
artistic terms I chose to include in my poem.
Weird Al Wednesday – 5.7.25
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! There’s been some talk today about
whether Yoda is transgender … not that there’s
anything wrong with that. Do you think he is?
Another Tomorrow
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #98.
This week’s inspiration word is
“survive”. Keeping with the year’s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.
Oh, Boo Hoo!
Written for Laughing Along With
A Limerick #230 where our prompt
word is “snitch”. This is my limerick.
M.I.A.
Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #3.
Each week the inspirational list will
be comprised of 21 randomly selected
words; we must use at least three.
Here’s our list of words; I have used all.
Living Large
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #135 – ‘dream’ and for Only Murders In
My Mind Weekly Writing Prompt using the photo
below for inspiration. This is my six word story.
One Shot
Written for OLWG #416.
The prompts appear below.
This is my story.
We’re Here For The Sex
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #414 using the word ‘periwinkle’
in exactly 30 words and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – ‘pink’.
In exactly 30 words, this is my story.
The Elephant's Trunk 