Flash, Mini Story

Dirk Malone, PI: The Ice Princess

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#313
, exactly 61 words using these six prompt
words: ‘baby’, ‘ice-skating’, ‘album’, ‘salad’,
‘fright’, and ‘camera’. Here’s my 61-word flash.

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Mini Story

When The Cat’s Away: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #306 – “Alabama”.
 This is my response to the challenge.

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Mini Story

Los Angeles

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
 Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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RDP Thursday: parallel

Today at RDP, leapingtoes asks us to get
 creative with the word ‘parallel’. Thanks, Toes!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Dirk Malone, PI: The Snitch

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #312,
exactly 77 words using these 7 prompt words:
wishy-washy’, ‘marshmallow’, ‘impound’,
‘eagle’, ‘violin’, ‘balcony’, and ‘roster’.
Here’s my flash in 77 words.

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Fantasy, Mini Story

The Rent

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #059
. I chose Pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Wordle

A Fading Echo

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #731. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
rooted, years, footsteps, creaks, look, stir,
hour, loop, clock, echo, before, and slips.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Rock Bottom

Written for AI Drabble, a new challenge from
Mike Jackson where there are two main rules:

1) all written work must be exactly 100 words;
2) all written work must be AI generated.
We are provided with a word prompt
and an image.
All ideas/suggestions are mine as interpreted by Claude AI.

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Mini Story

The Journey

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #449.
Our prompt words this week are: follow, future,
happiness, inspire, lie, mistake, monument,
secure, short, stunned, thought, and walk.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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The Continuing Adventures Of George & Martha, Vol. 9: The Yellow House

Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
 Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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RDP Thursday: waver

Today at RDP, leapingtoes asks us
to get creative with the word
‘waver’. Here’s my take.

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RDP Tuesday: explore

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us
to get creative with the word ‘explore’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Matchmaker

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #311
exactly 46 words using these four prompt words:
‘portal’, ‘drool’, ‘slippers’, and ‘marksman’.
Here’s my flash in exactly 46 words.

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Rockin’ The Milky Way

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt – #83
.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Vanishing Act


Rest in Peace, Trent McDonald, Friday Fictioneers

Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Also for
Esther’s Word Prompt which is ‘edge’.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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RDP Thursday: proximity

Today at RDP, bushboy has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on the
word ‘proximity’. Thanks, Brian! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Musing

RDP Tuesday: fancy

Today at RDP, Martha has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on
the word ‘fancy
. Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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RDP Sunday: exacerbate

Today at RDP, drkottaway has asked us to share
 a story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘exacerbate
. Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Wraithwood

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #057
. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Call Of The Wild

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #310
in exactly 54 words using these five prompts:
‘gerbil’, ‘wonderland’, ‘aftershave’, ‘zip’ and ‘banshee’.
In exactly 54 words, this is my flash.

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Night Stalker

Our gracious host, Rochelle, @ Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in  
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Musing

RDP Monday: mesh

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘mesh
. Here’s my take.

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Uphill Battle

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘scree
. Here’s my take.

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Reveille!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#438
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
57 words using the word ‘clinomania’. Here’s my take.

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RDP Friday: pioneer

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pioneer
. Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Feed Your Head

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#309
in exactly 26 words using these five
prompt words: ‘organic’, ‘caterpillar’, and
‘sudoku’. Here’s my flash in exactly 26 words.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Silent Night

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 100
words or less using the photo prompt below. I am also
going with Fandango’s Story Starter #222 to provide
my first sentence. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Out Cold

RBD Tuesday: splotch

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘splotch
. Here’s my take.

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Fit Of Rage

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #308
in exactly 50 words using these five prompt words:
‘poem’, ‘critique’, ‘murder’, ‘cupcake’, and ‘dice’.
Here’s my flash in exactly 50 words.

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RDP Tuesday: reptilian

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘reptilian
. Here’s my take.

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