This image of switchboard operators
on Dan Antion’s No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. And here it is.
Category: Mystery
Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind
You may read Part 2 HERE.
Continue reading “Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind”The Locket
“It’s Story Time” and Jolene has given us
four prompts to work with (see below).
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Skyfall
When I spotted this image on Crispina’s
“Sunday Picture Post: City Limits”,
it called out for me to write a story.
Here where the image took me.
No Way Out
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
52 words using the prompt word ‘padlock’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Transformation
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 34 words using the three prompt words
shown below. In exactly 34 words, here’s my flash.
storm, bookworm, and limbo
Continue reading “Transformation”RDP Saturday: playful
Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
to get creative with the word “playful”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.
Truth be told, I wrote the following story yesterday
and added the word “playful” just now. Enjoy!
The Color Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Things need not have
happened to be true.” Here’s my response.
Reconstruction
Written for Jolene’s It’s Story Time.
The prompts are shown below;
here’s where they took me.
Street Fight
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #231.
Here’s my story, using Fandango’s line.
Night Watch
Inspired by an image I saw on Lois’
page, I’ve used three of TN Kerr’s
prompts to help tell my story.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Redemption: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #742. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
below, renew, weaves, through, cloaks, holy,
untethered, tendrils, gods, spark, ash, and wonder
The Sorry Truth: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #461.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!
petty, rich, custom, sorry, pride, worry,
try, carry, support, honest, suggest, and head
When The Fun Stopped
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.
The Platinum Cigarette Case: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #230.
Here’s my story, using Fandango’s line:
“a swift kick, the door splintered, revealing“
The Well
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #740. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
robes – exposed – bind – beads – fabric – form
harmony – chaos – cave – enigma – dwells – well
My Brother’s Keeper
Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #073.
The prompt appears below. Here’s my take.
The Debt: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #068. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.
Bleeker Street: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #738. Our host
is Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week
are shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
fringe, resonance, frill, spin, swimming, images,
fit, spill, trip, reflect, layer, and lingering
The Wrong Turn
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.
The Wagging Tail Case: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Violet’s challenge where she has
asked us to include the following quote
into our writing: “A dog has lots of friends
because it wags its tail and not its tongue.”
Here’s my response to the challenge.
Deadly Serving
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#447 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 68 words using the word ‘teaspoon’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Reparations
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about the Christmas
holidays where the conflict is something
different from a normal holiday story.
Here’s were the prompt took me.
Continue reading “Reparations” Playing By The Numbers: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #735. Our host is
Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words: hook,
sway, hearts, strip, chain, dizzy, sweep, you, stick, swell,
steam, and shock. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Sky Full Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #734. Our host is
Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words: rinse,
days, still, thicket, bomb, fake, criminal, foster, imagine,
lies, sky, and sink. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Brothers Malone: The Break
Our friend Fandango and I share a fascination with
noir crime and detective stories. He recently wrote
a story called “Five Years Later”; it was great and
I was hooked. If you haven’t read his story, click the
link above. I noticed his MC and a character I have
previously written about share the same last name.
My imagination kicked in and I asked Fan if he’d
mind if I wrote a story that intertwined with his;
he said to go for it. Here it is …. longer than my usual
so make yourselves comfortable and enjoy the read.
The Keeper
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#443 where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly words using the word ‘vision’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Saturday: terror
Today at RDP, Punam asks us to get
creative with the word ‘terror’. Thanks, Punam!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
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.
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.
The Elephant's Trunk 