Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

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

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

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

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story

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

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Noir, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Big Scroll Job: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #739. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below.  Here’s where the prompts took me.

beambluntworksmomentownshape
ancientenvytruthscrollshift – fluid

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Mystery, Noir, Photo Prompt, Short Story

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
.

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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

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story

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:
β€œA dog has lots of friends
because it wags its tail and not its tongue.”

Here’s my response to the challenge.

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