Written for Great Minds Think –
“What the Hedge Knows”. Our hosts,
Sarah & Rohini, ask us to use this image
as inspiration for our piece, keeping
our main focus on the hand.
Category: Musing
My Opinion, For What It’s Worth
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“The Greater Good”.
Hampton Bays, 1973 – or – That Time I Met Cat Stevens
This is my story as I remember it.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” – Rumi
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word ‘solitude’ and for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Attitude
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
RDP Wednesday: quintessential
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “quintessential”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Thursday: blue moods
Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the words “blue moods”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Longing
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Also for Sadje’s What Do You See –
WDYS – and the featured image.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
blush, foil, gift, gold, hollow, nostalgia,
present, sash, smile, thick, thought, and tray
RDP Monday: parlor/parlour
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “parlour”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Monday: tonic
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “tonic”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Death Dive
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 85 words using the eight prompt words
shown below. In exactly 85 words, here’s my flash.
shark – conga – luxury – bus
four – towel – umpire – soundtrack
RDP Tuesday: luxurious
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “luxurious”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Friday: harbor
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “harbor”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.
It Was Many Years Ago Today
RDP Thursday: gregarious
Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
to get creative with the word “gregarious”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Friday: junk
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “junk”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
RDP Tuesday: peregrination
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “peregrination”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s one of my memories.
RDP Sunday: plaid
Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “plaid”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.
RDP Saturday: flight
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word “flight”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.
Elusive Butterfly: Friday Faithfuls
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Aether or Ether Conundrum”. Here’s my take.
RDP Sunday: artificial
Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “artificial”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.
RDP Wednesday: tally
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us to
get creative with the words ‘tally’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.
RDP Tuesday: adventure
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us to
get creative with the words ‘adventure’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
An Unexpected Grace
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 1-5-26:
Epiphany where our host Frank asks us to write
a haibun in which we allude to “epiphany” –
however we understand it. Here is my haibun.
RDP Friday: perspective
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word ‘perspective’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
RDP Thursday: reset
Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks us
to get creative with the word ‘reset’.
Thanks, Toes! Here’s my take.
AI: Yes Or No?
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“AI Is Here”. Here’s my response.
Fade Into Indigo
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about a border, either in
space or time. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Ring Those Bells!
Written for Thursday Inspiration #312 –
“Carol of the Bells”. Here’s my response.
RDP Saturday: party
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word ‘party’.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.
The Elephant's Trunk 