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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
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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.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#453 where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word ‘mourn’.
Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt. Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “junk”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word “snarl”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “cord”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#322, exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 52 words, here’s my flash.
pirouette ~ comic ~ egg ~ wrestler ~ syllable
Continue reading “Laughed Off Stage”Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word “catenary”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s my musical take.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#45 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
54 words using the word ‘drum’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
using the word “journal”. Here’s my take.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#321, exactly 38 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 38 words, here’s my flash.
champagne – tower – overdrawn – diploma
Continue reading “High In Dubai”Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word “alluring”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s my take.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#450 where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 12 words using the word ‘sweet’. Also
for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge, using the word ‘reversible’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “situation”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “artificial”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us to
get creative with the words ‘tally’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the words ‘tumultuous’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#319, exactly 40 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 40 words, here’s my flash.
resolution – human – raisins – mood
Continue reading “On Being Responsible”Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the words ‘accident’.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#448 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 42 words using the word ‘notion’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word ‘unruffled’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word ‘gift’.
Thanks Brian! Here’s my take.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#446 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 38 words using the word ‘implant’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#317, exactly 31 words using these three prompt
words: “chimney”, “sparkle” and “naughty”.
In exactly 31 words, here’s my flash.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word ‘squint’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for RDP, where Punam asks
us to get creative with the word ‘clutch’.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#445 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 16 words using the word ‘wait’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word ‘treat’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
Written for dVerse Quadrille #237 – Zero.
Our host, Melissa, from Mom With A Blog,
invites us to create a poem of exactly 44 words
using the word “zero”. This is my quadrille.
Today at RDP, drkottaway asks us to get
creative with the word ‘praise’. Thanks, Doc!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#314, exactly 40 words using these four prompt
words: ‘bonsai’, ‘puddle’, ‘knapsack’, and
‘rejoice’. Here’s my 61-word flash.
The Elephant's Trunk 