Short Story

The Audition

Written for last Sunday’s Wordle #399.
Using the 12 prompts below, this is my story.

I believe I may have missed the deadline; my bad!

beyond ・ company ・ disappointed ・ heart ・
luck ・ music ・passed ・ six ・
socialize ・  thrilled ・ variety ・ week

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Shadorma

In My Life

Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge,
Specific Form 11/19/24
. My theme is ‘family’
.
I have chosen to write a Shadorma, a Spanish
poetic form that consists of six-line stanzas (sestets)
with a specific syllable count for each line: (3/5/3/3/7/5).

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Music Blog

Business As Usual

This week Jim Adams has asked his readers
in his post “Sprouting and Thriving” to write about
a song that won a Grammy award for the Best New Artist.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.

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Music Blog

Finding Tranquility

This week Jim Adams has asked his readers
in his post “Sprouting and Thriving” to write about
a song that won a Grammy award for Best New Artist.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday, here is my choice.

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Flash

Holding Out Til Spring

Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #113.
This week’s prompt word is “resilience”. Here is my 6 word story.

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Uncategorized

Want To Watch A Movie?

If you’re anything like me and can’t find something good to watch on television, you’ll look for a movie. I did exactly that last night and thought it might be fun to share with you what I watched; you might want to watch, too. I can’t promise I’ll suggest a movie every week, but I’ll try. I’ll happily take any suggestions for movies from you as well.

Last night’s fare was a movie from 2022 called “Living” starring the excellent English actor Bill Nighy, recommended to me by our friend, Clive. Here’s a clip to whet your appetite:

I’ll be sure to save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! 🎥 🍿 🥤

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Dectina Refrain

Indigo Mesh: A Dectina Refrain

Written today for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt
where our inspiration word is ‘tangle’. This is my Dectina.

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Short Story

Till Death

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.

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Ovi Poem

Another Day: An Ovi Poem

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #75.
Our inspiration word is “persevere” and this is my ovi.

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Flash

Sticky Fingers

Written for Friday Fictioneers where our host Rochelle
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.

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Short Story

MARIE-ELENA

Written for The New, Unofficial, On-Line Writer’s Guild.
This week the three prompts from aooga at OLWG #392 are
1) a Texaco bathroom, 2) Gaucho, and 3) Chinese work songs.

This is my story.

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Music Blog

Saints & Sinners

This is Week 47 of Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag and we are
being asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters U, V or W. This is my choice.

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Short Story

Top Secret

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #176.
Our prompt is “Meet me behind the water tower
at midnight. Come alone and don’t tell anyone.”

This is my highly confidential story!

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Flash

Fly, My Pretties!

Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #112.
This week’s prompt word is “childhood”. Here is my 6 word story.

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Short Story

Make My Day

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Ovi Poem

For The Birds: An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #74.
Graphic by Kevin @ No Theme Thursday
.
This week’s inspiration word is “cheer” –
something we can all use. This is my ovi.

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Uncategorized

Just Passing Time

Sadje has asked us in her Sunday Poser #208 – Making Money:
“Making money from your blog is becoming easier, will you
take this opportunity?” Here is my answer to her question.

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Short Story

Lamb Stew

Looking through my early stories, I found one from 2017,
my first year on WordPress, with only 4 likes and no comments;
I thought I’d give it another shot. Any similarity between the MC
and yours truly is very much intended. I hope you enjoy Lamb Stew.

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Flash

Power Trip

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In…”
Esther asks: “Can you tell a story in 23 words?”
We must use these three words in what we write:
‘quinoa’, ‘ferret’, and ‘thwart’. Here’s my 23 word story.

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Music Blog

Man, It’s A Hot One

Written for Song Lyric Sunday. This week Jim Adams
has asked his readers in his post “Songs That Matter” to write  
about a song that won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
Today’s gorgeous graphic was created by
Kevin @
No Theme Thursday. Here’s my musical choice.

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Flash

Seeing Red

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #390
incorporating the word “diamond” in exactly 19 words
and based on a true event I’ll never forget. Here’s my flash.

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Short Story

L’enfant aux Cymbales: The Concluding Story of Harvey and Fiona

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.

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Uncategorized

Welcome To My World

Written for “Share Your World” where
Di has asked the following questions:

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Flash

The Continuing Adventures of George and Martha, Vol. 5: Child’s Play

Written for Friday Fictioneers where our host Rochelle
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.

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Flash

Enough’s Enough

Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #111.
This week’s prompt word is “believe”. Here is my 6 word story.

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Flash

Dinner Date

Esther asks: “Can You Tell A Story In….?” This week’s challenge
is to include the words “dentist”, “elegant”, “trout” and “pocket”
in a story of exactly 30 words.  Here’s my 30 word story.

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Haibun

In Prescious Moments Of Lucidity: A Haibun

Written for d’Verse Poets where our inspiration
today is “reflection”. Here is my haibun.

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Short Story

Confessions Of An Online Shopper

Written in response to John Holton’s
This Week’s Writer’s Workshop Prompts,
based on the prompt word “shopping”. Here’s my story.

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Music Blog

White Soul At Half-Speed

This is Week 46 of Glyn’s Mixed Music Bag and we are
being asked to choose a song by a group or solo artist whose
name begins with the letters U, V or W. This is my choice.

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Flash

Paying the Price

It’s time for a “Full Frontal Fandango Flash”!
Written for the following Fandango challenges:
FOWC 11/6 (cottage), FOWC 11/7 (participate),
FOWC 11/8 (initiative) and FOWC 11/9 (implicit).
Here is my Fandango One-Word Challenge4 flash.

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