Written for dVerse Prosery: “Of Jaguars
and the Night”. Our host, Merril, invites us
to write prose in 144 words incorporating the
line below from āJaguar Songā by Arthur Sze.
Category: Literary Quote
The Walk
Having Words
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge.
āItās not what enters menās mouth that is evil.
Itās what comes out of their mouths that is.ā
Tender Spot
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece ….
from her stories “Left the Field” and “Sorrow”.
Porch Talk
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
Embers
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing – ādreams can be such dangerous
things: they smolder, and sometimes consume us
completelyā from āMemoirs of a Geishaā by
Arthur Golden. This is my response.
Emergency Room
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: āAnger is what we feel when
weāre helplessā from āCilkaās Journeyā by
Heather Morris. This is my response.
The Shortness of Self
Written for Reenaās Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by
a line from Ayn Rand’s “We the Living”.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Simon’s Burden
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: āNature was continuing its
march, indifferent to human sufferingā from
āThe Glassmakerā by Tracy Chevalier. Hereās my take.
Possession
Written for Violetās Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: āA fire canāt burn forever.
Eventually, it consumes itselfā from āMy
Sisterās Keeperā by Jodi Picoult. Hereās my take.
The Elephant's Trunk 