Written for Fandango’s Story Starter,
inspired by Fan’s line prompt and a photo by
Dan Antion. Here’s where the prompts took me –
a fictionalized account of a true murder story.
Category: Mystery
The Conversation
Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story about household
chores. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Gate on Clara Street
Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
I’m excited to say this is my first time participating in
the challenge. Thanks to Dan Antion for the intro.
This week I am writing a story inspired by an intriguing
composite image on vintage newspaper of a 1920s New Orleans
home with iron balconies and gate by Teagan R Geneviene.
The Big Lie: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #241 –
“The detective was sure the handwritten
confession was fake. Now all he had to do
was prove it”. Here’s my response.
The Big Affair: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
huge, proper, colleague, space, alone, try,
force, tremble, fear, laughter, serious, hard
A Civil Matter
I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be back tomorrow.
Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write about someone breaking
into their own house. Here’s my take.
Warning Sign: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
ravenous, lurked, shame, space, found, glass,
hollow, flicker, rattled, slip, red, and crash
Picnic
Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt. The image is courtesy of
Crispina Kemp’s Picture Post Sunday; I have
included her original photo caption into the body
of my story. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Up All Night: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
mind, visit, thinking, creature, exists, criminal,
know, dirt, walk, head, writer, and rumbles
Uninvited Guest
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #079. I chose Pic #4.
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
The Fob and the Falcon: A Jackson DeWitt Story
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Our 12 prompt words appear below
Here’s where the prompt took me.
modern, change, steep, twice, list, ring,
leaf, beast, yet, mace, fob, and hole
Vanished
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #078. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
Shadows At The Crown
When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboys World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.
The Big Charade: A Dirk Malone Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
façade, doubts, curiosity, bitter, torn, hit,
restless, hope, massive, frail, strip, and sting
Ancient One
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #077. I chose Pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.
Married To The Mob
Written for “It’s Story Time” where
Jolene has given us four prompts to
work with. They are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
The Secret Of No. 21
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #076. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
The Curse Of The Wrappings
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“King Tut”. Here’s my take.
Ruelle Chagouamigon
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” and for
Missy’s Mad Challenge where the prompt is to
write a story about two strangers who share a
moment that neither will ever speak of again.
Also for Violet’s Literary Challenge where she asks
us to include the following line into our writing:
“After what we have seen, we can never be who we were”
by Gemma Liviero. Here’s where the prompts took me.
The Watcher
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.
One Last Time
Written forThe Sunday Wordle;
our host is Brenda Warren and
her prompt words appear below.
A fabulous photo by Crispina Kemp
provided the perfect inspiration.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
shelter, settle, rose, rocks, edge, step,
messy, flesh, left, ghost, scrap, and tremble
Bridge At Dusk
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #075. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.
Secrets
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.
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 Elephant's Trunk 