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.
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. ♡✒️♬
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.
Ow! Good God! I Can’t Sit Down!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
Neither Purely Good Nor Purely Bad.
Here’s how the theme inspired me.
Gone
Written for Saturday Scribes.
We’re given an image and asked
to write our response in exactly
100 words. Here’s my take.
RDP Saturday: sandwich
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘sandwich’. Here’s my take.
Flesh And Blood
Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story with a character who is sick.
This is where the prompt took me.
RDP Friday: delight
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘delight’. Here’s my take.
The Arrangement
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #309.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Start Again
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Here’s where the photo took me.
RDP Thursday: kindred
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘kindred’. Here’s my take.
Imagine: Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #301 –
“Waiting On The World To Change”.
Here’s my inspirational response.
Postmortem
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#436 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
37 words using the word ‘supine’. Here’s my take.
Out Of The Running
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #307
in exactly 41 words using these four prompt words:
‘petrified’, ‘heptathlon’, ‘umbrella’, and ‘crayon’.
Here’s my flash in exactly 41 words.
Autumn Comes
Written for dVerse Poetics: Tripping The
October Light Fantastic. Our host, Dora,
asks us to write about what October
means to us. Here’s my contribution.
RDP Wednesday: pass
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘pass’. Here’s my take.
October Road
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 artist and his song.
All Aboard!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #252. The prompt
word is ‘crazy’. This is my limerick.
Enough Already!
Written for dVerse Quadrille #233: Bring On The Boo!
De Jackson (WhimsyGizmo) invites us to scare up
a poem of exactly 44 words, including some form
of the word ‘boo’. This is my contribution.
RDP Tuesday: ephemera
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘ephemera’. Here’s my take.
Autumn’s Treasure
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge, using the word ‘orange’.
Here’s were the prompt took me.
Mother Knew Best
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #85
incorporating the word “club”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.
RDP Monday: spill
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
centered on the word ‘spill’. Here’s my take.
Unconditional
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #20.
Our inspiration word is “parent”. 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.
