Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “brusque”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s where the prompt took me.
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Let’s Get It On
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Subvocalization”.
This is my response to the challenge.
The Freezer
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about a character
inside a confined area. Here’s my take.
RDP Saturday: playful
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word “playful”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Truth be told, I wrote the following story yesterday
and added the word “playful” just now. Enjoy!
Housecalls Part 2: Back At Home
You may read Part 1 HERE
Continue reading “Housecalls Part 2: Back At Home”Come To My Window
When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboys World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.
The Caper
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Kiss Day”. Here’s my take.
RDP Friday: random
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “random”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Like A Rock
Written for Thursday Inspiration #319 –
“Second Hand News”. Here’s my response.
Beyond Walberswick
Written in response to Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s my take.
Destination Unknown
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers
This is where the prompt took me.
RDP Thursday: river
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “river”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Weight of Silence
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See”.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Just A Game: A Cinquain
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt where our
inspiration is “politics”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.
Ode On An Ice Cream Churn
Written for Monday Poetry Prompt: How do I love thee?
Our host, Bartholomew, asks us to write a poem
in response to Elizabeth Barrett-Browning’s famous quote.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
California Dreamin’
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – “Swearing by all Flowers”
where our host, De Jackson, has offered
up the word “flowers”. Here is my quadrille.
When The Music’s Over
Written for dVerse Poetics –“I’d Rather Go Blind”
hosted this week by Melissa. The focus is to
choose one of the five senses and write a poem
exploring what life experiences might be like
without that sense. This is my response.
RDP Wednesday: ringleader
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “ringleader!”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Yo!
In this dog-eat-dog world,
there can be only one ringleader:
THE MEOWFIA
When these cats are in town, all bets are off.
FUHGEDDABOUDIT!!
NAR©2026
This is “Woke Up This Morning” by Alabama 3
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
Second Chances
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
The prompt words are show below
and here’s where they took me.
music, relaxing, calm, peace, personal, always,
thinking, reminder, thankful, simple, friends, and meet
Chaos In The Air
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
split, cringe, breathe, pieces, wings, cracks,
beneath, hesitates, stretch, ship, spin, and chaos
First Light
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille
Monday – “Swearing by all Flowers”
where our host, De Jackson, has offered
up the word “flowers”. Image courtesy
Crispina Kemp. Here is my quadrille.
The Cure-All
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “panacea”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Hazel
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge using the word ‘green’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
One Bad Apple
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word
is ‘apple’ and this is my limerick.
RDP Monday: phew
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “PHEW!”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Got The Blues: An Erasure Poem
Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where Shaun asks us to write an erasure
poem. This is my first attempt and it was
great fun. Thanks for the prompt, Shaun!
The Mating Game
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 26 words using the word ‘mood’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
It’s My Life
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Pondering Existential Thoughts”.
This is my response to the challenge.
Feeding The Garden
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #072. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
RDP Saturday: time
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word “time”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 