Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: crazy

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œcrazyโ€.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Fabric Of Life

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
31 words using the prompt word โ€˜patchworkโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: saunter

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€œsaunterโ€.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Mystery, Word Prompt

No Way Out

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
52 words using the prompt word โ€˜padlockโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Mystery, Word Challenge

Transformation

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€
exactly 34 words using the three prompt words
shown below. In exactly 34 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

storm, bookworm, and limbo

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: random

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œrandomโ€.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge

RDP Wednesday: ringleader

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œringleader!โ€.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

ยฉ Adobe

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!!

NARยฉ2026

This is โ€œWoke Up This Morningโ€ by Alabama 3

All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NARยฉ2017-present.

Micro Story, Word Prompt

The Mating Game

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 26 words using the word โ€˜moodโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Phrase Prompt, Word Prompt

Free Bird

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#453
where weโ€™re asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word โ€˜mournโ€™.
Also for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Micro Story, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Friday: junk

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€œjunkโ€.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: snarl

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œsnarlโ€.
Thanks, Brian! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: cord

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œcordโ€.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

Laughed Off Stage

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#322
, exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 52 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

pirouette ~ comic ~ egg ~ wrestler ~ syllable

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: catenary

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œcatenaryโ€.
Thanks, Brian! Hereโ€™s my musical take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

Inspired

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#45
where weโ€™re asked to be creative in exactly
54 words using the word โ€˜drumโ€™. Also for
Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
using the word โ€œjournalโ€. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

High In Dubai

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#321
, exactly 38 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 38 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

champagne โ€“ tower โ€“ overdrawn – diploma

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: alluring

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€œalluringโ€.
Thanks, Brian! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

The Genius

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#450
where weโ€™re asked to get creative in
exactly 12 words using the word โ€˜sweetโ€™. Also
for Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
, using the word โ€˜reversibleโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Tuesday: situation

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œsituationโ€.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Informative, Micro Story, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Sunday: artificial

Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€œartificialโ€.
Thanks, Doc! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: tally

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us to
 get creative with the words โ€˜tallyโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: tumultous

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the words โ€˜tumultuousโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Very Short Story, Word Prompt

On Being Responsible

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#319
, exactly 40 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 40 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

resolution – human – raisins – mood

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Sunday: accident

Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
ย to get creative with the words โ€˜accidentโ€™.
Thanks, Doc! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

Try Love

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#448
where weโ€™re asked to be creative in
exactly 42 words using the word โ€˜notionโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: unruffled

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€˜unruffledโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: gift

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€˜giftโ€™.
Thanks Brian! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

Frequencies

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#446
where weโ€™re asked to be creative in
exactly 38  words using the word โ€˜implantโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

Mrs. Clause Sees Red

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#317
, exactly 31 words using these three prompt
words: โ€œchimneyโ€, โ€œsparkleโ€ and โ€œnaughtyโ€.
In exactly 31 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

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Flash, Micro Story, Musing

RDP Wednesday: squint

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€˜squintโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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