Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Recurring Character, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Going In

Written for Crimsonโ€™s Creative Challenge

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The Mark of Zorro

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Written for ย Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 88 words using the word
โ€˜pristineโ€™ and for Sue & Gerryโ€™s
ย Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
and the prompt word โ€˜fastidiousโ€™.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Keeper

Our gracious host, Rochelle, asks us to get
creative in 100 words or less using this photo
for inspiration. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.

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Literary Quote, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Walk

Written for Violetโ€™s Literary Quote Challenge.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Last Prayer

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
using the prompt word โ€˜blockโ€™.

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Mini Story, Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Smoke Between Us

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
โ€œGreat American Songbookโ€

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Yorkshire Fog

Written for Crimsonโ€™s Creative Challenge

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Mini Story, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Invisible Until Useful: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration
โ€œDown In the Tube Station at Midnightโ€

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: socks

Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us  to get creative with the word โ€œsocksโ€.

Here’s a story from 2024; hope it tickles your toes!

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Busker

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s words for this week:

judge ~ tinker ~ bounce ~ loop ~ heaven ~ brutal
end
~ stream ~ string ~ track ~ welcome ~  drive 

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The Day the City Slowed

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.

heat,
concern, rush, dug, imagine, elderly,
provide,
work, box, digital, drop, halt

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Calenture*

Written for โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€
exactly 71 words using the prompt words below.

captain ~ leapfrog ~ bakery
prescription ~ widow ~ shampoo ~ anagram

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Midnight Delivery

Written in response to a cool image
I saw on Bushboyโ€™s World.
Thanks for letting me use it, Brian!

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Influencer

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.

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Informative, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: displace

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word โ€œdisplaceโ€.
Thanks, Brian!

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Mini Story, Mystery, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Curator

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€
exactly 62 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

lasso ~ impersonate ~ shrine
video ~
janitor ~ congeal

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Spokes

Written for Crimsonโ€™s Creative Challenge.
Hereโ€™s where Crispinaโ€™s image took me.

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It’s A Dog’s Life

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Without Malice

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.

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RDP Thursday: congregating

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

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Abuela’s Advice

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

late ~ high ~ sugar ~ waste ~ thinking ~ silly
rough ~ eventually ~ allow ~ shy ~ coax ~ surprise

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A Revolting Development

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Waiting For The Dance

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.

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Mini Story, Noir, Original Series, Recurring Character, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Big Pretender: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereโ€™s where they took me.

tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~
hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liarย 

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Mini Story, Mystery, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Black On Black

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

crow ~ window ~ near ~ time ~ expect ~ flight
message ~ begin ~ stars ~ regret ~ smart ~ dark

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The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 โ€“
โ€œTo Love Somebodyโ€. Hereโ€™s my response.

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Fantasy, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Forgotten Door

Written for Crimsonโ€™s Creative Challenge.
Hereโ€™s where Crispinaโ€™s image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge

The House That Healed

When I saw this photo on Brianโ€™s site,
Bushboyโ€™s World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt

The Last Evening – May 29, 1914

Inspired by a new blog called โ€˜Old Steam Shipsโ€™
by our friend, Max, I have written a
fictionalized
account of Laurence Irving, an English dramatist
and actor, and his actress wife, Mabel Hackney.
They were two actual passengers aboard the
RMS Empress of Ireland and this is their story.

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