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!
Category: Noir
The Caper
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Kiss Day”. Here’s my take.
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
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 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.
beam – blunt – works – moment –own – shape
ancient – envy – truth – scroll – shift – fluid
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 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.
The Elephant's Trunk 