Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pet’. Here’s my take.
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Loaf Afloat
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #254. The prompt
word is ‘bread’. This is my limerick.
Forever And Ever
Written for dVerse Quadrille #234: A Sparkler
A Day! Punam invites us to celebrate Diwali
by writing a quadrille including a form of
the word “sparkler”. This is my quadrille.
RDP Monday: mesh
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘mesh’. Here’s my take.
Spider Dance
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #056. I chose pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.
Sweater Weather
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #22.
Our inspiration word is “smoke”.
I have written a Mirror Cinquain.
Uphill Battle
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘scree’. Here’s my take.
Reveille!
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#438 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
57 words using the word ‘clinomania’. Here’s my take.
Sticks And Stones
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“The Old Adage”
Here’s how the theme inspired me.
RDP Saturday: clutch
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘clutch’. Here’s my take.
Time Won’t Let Me
Written for Thursday Inspiration #302 –
“Right Place, Wrong Time”.
Here’s my inspirational response.
Dream Lover
Written for This Week’s Writer’s Workshop
hosted by our friend, John Holton.
I’ve chosen prompts #3: write a story with
the provided opening line. Here goes!
RDP Friday: pioneer
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pioneer’. Here’s my take.
Feed Your Head
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#309 in exactly 26 words using these five
prompt words: ‘organic’, ‘caterpillar’, and
‘sudoku’. Here’s my flash in exactly 26 words.
Silent Night
Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 100
words or less using the photo prompt below. I am also
going with Fandango’s Story Starter #222 to provide
my first sentence. Here’s where the prompts took me.
RDP Thursday: nuts
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘nuts’. Here’s my take.
Tres Chic
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #80 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.
The Nose Knows
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #253. The prompt
word is ‘follow’. This is my limerick.
In Autumn
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #86
incorporating the word “shade”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.
Out Cold
RBD Tuesday: splotch
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘splotch’. Here’s my take.
October & April
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 artists and their song.
Fit Of Rage
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #308
in exactly 50 words using these five prompt words:
‘poem’, ‘critique’, ‘murder’, ‘cupcake’, and ‘dice’.
Here’s my flash in exactly 50 words.
Forever Cursed
Written for dVerse Poetics: Hold Onto Your Head!
Today our host Merril invites us to share our version
of the Headless Horseman. This is my contribution.
RDP Tuesday: reptilian
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘reptilian’. Here’s my take.
Weighing The Odds
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge, using the term ‘Pros &
Cons’. Here’s were the prompt took me.
Just Ducky
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #055. I chose pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.
RDP Monday: opportunity
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘opportunity’. Here’s my take.
Tea And AARP
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #21.
Our inspiration word is “pain”. 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.
Could Be Worse!
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#437 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
49 words using the word ‘erinaceous’. Here’s my take.
Did You Know/RDP Sunday: organ
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘organ’. I chose to
include today’s prompt as a feature in my
“Did You Know?” blog. Here’s my take.
The Elephant's Trunk 