Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts-50
with the prompt word “secrets” and
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge with the prompt word “whimsical”.
This is my story.
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. ♡✒️♬
Catologically Speaking
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #402
using the word “spook” and Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge with the required word
“Pookie”. In exactly 32 words, this is my story.
Dishing The Dirt With The Girls
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #273”
exactly 27 words using the three required prompt words:
‘teeth’, ‘password’ and ‘honk’. This is my 27 word flash story.
Stylin’ and Profilin’
Shweta is our host for Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #124.
This week’s prompt word is “pride”. Here is my 6 word story.
A Band In Name Only
Today in Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Band Reunion’ he has asked us to
write about a song(s) played by a band that
got together for a reunion. Written for
Song Lyric Sunday, here is my song.
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WordPress asks: What is your favorite candy?
Continue reading “WordPress Daily Prompt”Slow Dancing
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.
Nowhere Land
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.
Dear Old Sun
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 February artist and her song.
Dancing Machine
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #86.
This week’s inspiration word is
“energy”. Keeping with this year’s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.
Weird Al Wednesday – 2.5.25
Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic
Hey, Al. Some people thought we wouldn’t last a
month but now it’s February. What do you have to say
to those Doubting Thomases, Al?
Groundhog’s Lament: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday –
Celebrating Groundhog Day. This is my Haibun.
The Writing’s On The Wall
Written for OLWG #403. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.
Boxful Of Memories
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #50
where the prompt word is “photographs”.
This is my family’s true story.
Earthman
Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge and the word “growth”
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts February
Colour Challenge and the word “green”.
This is my response.
At Morn
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #401
using the word “quagmire” and Eugi’s Moonwashed
Weekly Prompt with the required word “drizzly”.
In exactly 63 words, this is my story.
Regrets, I’ve Had A Few
Today in Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday post
entitled ‘Groundhog Day’ he has asked us to
write about a song(s) about being stuck, feeling
trapped, or about regret. Written for
Song Lyric Sunday, here are my songs.
L’épée
Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #123.
This week’s prompt word is “balance”.
Here is my 6 word story.
The Continuing Adventures of George & Martha, Vol. 8: Balle en Caoutchouc Rouge (Red Rubber Ball)
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.
Heart Of Gold
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #85.
This week’s inspiration word is
“friend”. Keeping with this year’s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.
Mostly Fishing
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.
The Things That Happen At Breakfast
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…” #272
exactly 38 words using these four required words:
‘hullabaloo’, ‘queue’, ‘slug’ and ‘beam’.
This is my 38 word story.
TRIGGER WARNING: I KNOW, IT’S A SNAIL! SUE ME!
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK
TO TRAIN THAT SUCKER TO DO THIS?!
Shine On Harvest Moon
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 January artist and his song.
Of All The Days!
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #400,
prompt word “utter”; Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One-Day Prompt; David Stewart’s Muse on Monday;
FOWC “disorder”, FOWC “hate”, FOWC “glance”
and FOWC “reluctance”. In 92 words, this is my story.
Take Me Back Home Now
Written for dVerse Poets Tuesday Poetics:
The Opticians Words where the challenge is
to use one or two or more sets of words in a poem
in the order in which they appear. This is my poem.
One summer I took his name.
“This means you are mine
and I am yours” he sighed as
we arose from the cold, damp floor.
I stepped nearer for him to remove
my veil and stared into his glistening
indigo eyes, blue-black like the crow.
Grazing his mouth with mine,
lips barely touching, I murmured
“Take me back home now, my love,
to our wedding bed
in the caves by the sea.
Read sonnets and verses to me
as waves churn and cream
against the ocean’s shore.”
NAR©2025
This is “White Wedding” by Billy Idol
The prompt words:
nose – one – cause – even
were – crone – our – summer
name – use – means – arose
near – can – remove – sure
crow – verse – see – renew
assume – once- van – sum
aware – caves – sea – cream
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephant’s Trunk, and The Rhythm Section, and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
Weird Al Wednesday – 1.29.25
Hey! Welcome back to my music blog
featuring the comedic genius of Weird Al Yankovic.
This is fun, isn’t it? And can you believe
we made it through our first month?
How do you feel about that, Al?
Cowabunga!
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?”
exactly 15 words using the required two words
‘bucket’ and ‘message’. This is my 15 word story.
Messin’ With My Frozen Zone
Written for dVerse Poets
Quadrille Monday – #216
where today’s prompt word
is “hint”. Here is my quadrille.
Don’t Look Away
Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #122.
This week’s prompt word is “struggle”.
Here is my 6 word flash.
Potty Mouth
Written for OLWG #402. The three prompts
for this week are given below. This my story.
The Elephant's Trunk 