Written for Crimsonβs Creative Challenge.
Hereβs where Crispinaβs image took me.
Category: Mini Story
Observations aka People Watching
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.
Willkommen!
Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story inspired Robbie Cheadleβs
photo of the Kit Kat Club located on Northumberland Ave.
in London. Imagine yourself in 1940s Berlin looking for
Β a night out and a way to forget the war for one night.
Hereβs where the image took me. Wonβt you join me?
Shadow Man
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Before The Fever Breaks
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
dream ~ touch ~ kind ~ calm ~ forehead ~ hand
cool ~ shared ~ picture ~ cheer ~ want ~ before
RDP Tuesday: portrait
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
Β to get creative with the word βportraitβ.
Thanks, Martha! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Behind The Blue Door
Written in response to this delightful photo
by Brian Dodd at bushboys world, who
graciously allows me to share with you.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Duel At Dawn
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 40 words using the prompt words below.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
duel – iguana – croissant – trampoline
Continue reading “Duel At Dawn”Heated Hallucinations
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Backyard Chronicles
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.
On The Road Again
Look who’s driving!
That’s right, kids! I’m back in the driver seat!
I met with the surgeon yesterday; he was very pleased with my progress and gave me the OK to start driving again. I am thrilled to have my independence back, but most importantly, to be on the road to a full recovery. As a bonus,Bill now can enjoy a well-deserved break from being my chauffeur!
It’s a great relief to see how improved I am since just last week, but I need to remember, I am still rehabilitating. Another follow-up with the surgeon is scheduled for six weeks from now and I will continue with physical therapy until then.
This is a huge step for me! Thank you, my WordPress family, for your encouragement and very good wishes all these months.
Love from Nancy
This is “I Can’t Drive 55” by Sammy Hagar
NARΒ©2026
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NARΒ©2017-present.
Shopping Day
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 100 words using the prompt words
shown below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
expire β squint β cult β lemon β grandpa
stampede β helicopter β market β pompom – woof
RDP Saturday: votive
Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words βvotiveβ.
Thanks, Punam! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Messenger’s Bicycle
When I saw this photo on Brianβs site,
Bushboy’s World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.
The old bicycle leaned against the shed wall in Gallipoli, 1915. Private Thomas Webb had ridden it through dust and danger, leather saddlebags stuffed with dispatches too sensitive for the telegraph.
The green canvas bag held rations …. hard biscuits, a tin of jam. The pale linen pouch concealed folded maps, pencil-marked with troop positions. The rolled leather bundle on the front fork? Letters, dozens of them, from mothers and sweethearts, promises of home.
Thomas never read them. That wasn’t his job.
On a Tuesday morning in April, he made his last run between command posts. The bicycle came back without him, bags still full, chain still ticking softly as it rolled to a stop against a stone wall.
Someone propped it there. Nobody moved it.
If only bags could speak.
NARΒ© 2026
This is βDiggers of the Anzac (This is Gallipoli)β by John Williamson
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Going Home
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.
Asphalt Jungle
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter
which is shown below.
Hereβs where the prompt line took me.
The Line Between
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Brenda is our host
and her prompt words are shown below.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
wide, line, self, hollow, rare, track,
twist, eye, trance, trudge, powder, empty
Smoke Tells All
Written for TN Kerrβs Writing Prompts and Practice
and for three Fandango FOWC prompts, including
βsilkβ, βsentimentalβ, & βimpracticalβ; TNβs prompts
are shown below. Hereβs where they took me.
Guardian Of The Thrones
Written for Crimsonβs Creative Challenge.
Iβve selected two photos for my story.
Hereβs where the images took me.
Night Council
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.
Better Days
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
attire – pair – tired – old – scratch – shine –
sunlight β stool β faded β patch β elegant – time
Liverpool
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
crush, crisp, creamy, script, brisk, dreams,
dust,Β seeds, dim, night, whisper, and shimmer
First Impressions
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 93 words
using the prompt word βpersuasionβ. Also for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge β βblushβ, and two prompts
from Fandangoβs FOWC β βintroduceβ and βbasicsβ.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Gathering
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.
This Little Piggie
Written for Crispinaβs Creative Challenge.
Iβve selected two photos for my story.
Hereβs where the images took me.
Landing, Viking Style
Written for Crimsonβs Creative Challenge.
I have chosen Pic #2.
Hereβs where the image took me.
A Clockwork Copper
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by the
image shown below. Here is my response.
Cursed
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.
Beneath the Southern Cross: Love in the Outback
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
rifle, grass, flush, steam, radiance, beetle,
perfume, drifted, swaying, hypnotic, hiss, and skin
Mairzy Doats
Written for Crispinaβs Sunday Picture Post β
To The North. Hereβs where the image took me.
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