Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
‘Wake Up and Smell’
Hereβs how the theme inspired me.
Author: Nancy's Notes ποΈβ¬
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. β‘βοΈβ¬
Matchmaker
Written for Estherβs “Can You Tell A Story In” – #311
exactly 46 words using these four prompt words:
βportalβ, βdroolβ, βslippersβ, and βmarksmanβ.
Hereβs my flash in exactly 46 words.
RDP Saturday: haze
Today at RDP, Punam has asked us to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on
the word βhazeβ. Thanks, Punam! Hereβs my take.
Season Of Plenty
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #24.
Our inspiration word is βharvestβ.
This is my mirror cinquain.
Rockin’ The Milky Way
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt β #83.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Did You Know
Who died of a ruptured appendix on Halloween?
Continue reading “Did You Know”RDP Friday: apparition
Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy has asked us
to get creative while focusing on the word βapparitionβ.
Thanks, Martha! Hereβs my take.
Haunted Woods
Written for Missyβs MAD Challenge
where weβve been given the opening
sentences to build on. Hereβs my take.
Vanishing Act
β Rest in Peace, Trent McDonald, Friday Fictioneers β
Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
Also for Esther’s Word Prompt which is ‘edge’.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking
Written for Thursday Inspiration #304 β
βevilβ. Hereβs my inspired response.
RDP Thursday: proximity
Today at RDP, bushboy has asked us to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on the
word βproximityβ. Thanks, Brian! Hereβs my take.
In The Shadows
Written for Todayβs Writing Practice #22.
Mark has given us the prompt for this week.
Thanks, Mark! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Undead: A Pioneer Poem
In a Pioneer Poem, the first words of each line
are the rhyming words. Lines must be 5 syllables
or less. The last 2 lines are the same as the first
2 lines, written in reverse. Written for Esther’s
Word Prompts with the prompt word ‘edge’,
this is my Pioneer Poem.
Caliban O’Doole
Originally written in 2022, this is my take
on a beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
RDP Wednesday: shuttle
Today at RDP, sgeiol has asked us to share a story,
Β poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word βshuttleβ. Hereβs my take.
Peaceful Waters
This week at Glyn Wiltonβs Mixed Music Bag,
heβs asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Hereβs my October artist and his song.
Skeleton Boogaloo
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #255. The prompt
word is βdustβ. This is my limerick.
First Date
Written for dVerse Poetics β Itβs Not That Scary.
Mish invites us to celebrate Halloween by writing
a non-scary poem using one of the movie quotes
provided for our first line. I have chosen the line
βHelp Me. Help me be human.β from The Fly (1986)
with Jeff Goldblum. Hereβs my romantic poem.
RDP Tuesday: fancy
Today at RDP, Martha has asked us to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on
the word βfancyβ. Thanks, Martha! Hereβs my take.
Dark Night
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #23.
Our inspiration word is βtemptβ. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 β 4 β 6 β 8 β 2 β 2 β 8 β 6 β 4 β 2.
The Expedition
Written for Only Murders In My Mind Weekly
Writing Prompt #82 and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt #18.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
RDP Monday: frisky
Today at RDP, sgeoil has asked us to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word βfriskyβ. Hereβs my take.
Did You Know
How did the tradition of trick or treating get started?
Continue reading “Did You Know”Whiz Kid
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
#439 where weβre asked to be creative in exactly
19 words using the word βbachelorβ. Hereβs my take.
RDP Sunday: exacerbate
Today at RDP, drkottaway has asked us to share
a story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word βexacerbateβ. Thanks, Doc! Hereβs my take.
Update on ‘Cyster’: AKA ‘The Lump’
Get Your Motor Running
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
Driving With Music
Hereβs how the theme inspired me.
RDP Saturday: fuchsia
Today at RDP, Punam has asked us to share a story,
Β poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word βfuchsiaβ. Hereβs my take.
Wraithwood
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs Creative
Challenge #057. I chose pic #1.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Call Of The Wild
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ – #310
in exactly 54 words using these five prompts:
‘gerbilβ, βwonderlandβ, βaftershave’, ‘zip’ and ‘banshee’.
In exactly 54 words, this is my flash.
