Written for dVerse Poets – Quadrille #219
A Poetic Hootenanny. Our inspiration this week
is “hoot”. This is my hootenanny quadrille.
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. ♡✒️♬
Weird Al Wednesday – 3.12.25
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic
“Say, Al! Did you know Tom Hanks has been
in more than 80 movies and you’ve only been
in 15? What do you think about that?”
Swamp-A-Palooza: A Limerick
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #277”
Exactly 40 words including the five required prompts:
‘hammock’, ‘playboy’, ‘alligator’, ‘bassoon’ and ‘tender’.
This is my 40 word very short story in limerick form.
The Last Violin
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge (important) and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge (fragile). This is my response,
originally written in 2017, my 1st year blogging.
Carpe Diem: An Ovi
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #90.
This week’s inspiration is “opportunity”.
Keeping with the year’s theme of positivity,
this is my Ovi.
A to Z Challenge
The A-Z Challenge is coming up soon and this is the first year I’m participating. My theme is a topic near and dear to my heart, something I blog about often: the world of entertainment, in particular music and film. I’m excited! Watch for my first post in April; a very special friend is preparing a custom-made logo for my theme as we speak!
Stay tuned!
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Until Love: A Reverse Etheree
Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompts.
Prompt words appear below.
This is my reverse etheree.
911
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #406
using the word “decisive”. In 39 words, this is my flash.
The Story of Youngblood Priest
Written for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday
post ‘Get Over It Day’. This is my song.
Tuesday’s Child: A Waltmarie
Written for dVerse Poets Meet At the Bar:
The Poetry of Names. Just last week
the theme at Song Lyric Sunday was
songs that feature our names.
This is my Waltmarie.*
We Can Dance
Written for Friday Faithfuls
Dance Like No One Is Watching.
These are my thoughts.
The Sentinel
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.
The Thing
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.
To Tell The Truth
Written for Kymber’s Get To Know You #55.
What Are Two Truths And A Lie?
Here’s my response.
Let’s Get It On
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 March artists and their song.
Happy Together
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #405
using the word “gallant”. In 27 words, this is my story.
Weird Al Wednesday 3.5.25
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! Someone told me you directed the
music for your recording of ‘Jurassic Park’.
That’s amazing! Can you give us a sample
of your crazy-good conducting skills?”
Night of the Lepus: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 3-3-25.
Our inspiration this week is “March Madness”.
This is my haibun.
Stuck
Sadje asks us What Do You See?
in the image below. This is my response.
Cry Me A River
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Challenge #126.
I have also used one of the great images by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday. This week’s prompt word is
“hopeless”. Here is my 6 word very short story.
Out Cold
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #276”
exactly 24 words using the three required prompt words:
‘minibar’, ‘squeamish’, and ‘anagram’. This is my 24 word story.
The Stain
Written for OLWG #407. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.
The Name Game
Written for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday theme
‘Namesake Day’, where he has asked us to
write about a song that mentions our name.
This is my name and these are my songs.
Across The Universe
Written for Friday Faithfuls
February 28, 2025.
Punta Cana
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.
I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff
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.
Summer Fling
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #404
using the word “tarnish”. In 55 words, this is my flash.
Which Song Is Better?
Written for Thursday Inspiration #269
Run For Your Life. Here’s my spin on things.
February Sky
This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
where we’re asked to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Here’s my featured February artist and his song.
Electra Glide In Blue
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday.
The prompt word is ‘indigo’; this is my quadrille.
The Elephant's Trunk 