Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

It’s A Dog’s Life

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Without Malice

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.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Standing At The Glass

Sadje asks us What Do You See?
This is my response.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin

Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Bellying Up: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi, asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Continuing Series, Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poetry

Slow Embrace: The Endurance Speaks – Old Steam Ships, #3

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a poem in
the voice of the Arctic Ship SS Endurance.

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American Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

White Rose: American Cinquain

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Late Spring Storms: Friday Haiku

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku and image inspired by Jill.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Revolting Development

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Waiting For The Dance

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.

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Haibun, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

From The Other Side

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mystery, Photo Prompt, Short Story

The Weight of Silence

Story inspired by a photo by Crispina Kemp.
I created the plot based on true characters.

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Fantasy, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Forgotten Door

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Unread Message

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge

The House That Healed

When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboy’s World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt

The Last Evening – May 29, 1914

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a
fictionalized
account of Laurence Irving, an English dramatist
and actor, and his actress wife, Mabel Hackney.
They were two actual passengers aboard the
RMS Empress of Ireland and this is their story.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Summer at Lake Chelan

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku is based on Jill’s image.

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Photo Prompt, Very Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Preservers

Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge;
the image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The View

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.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Thousand Bulbs

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Payback Time

Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew has shared this
sunset image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

AI Challenge: My Story

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using this image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

Caveat: This is not fiction

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Stink Eye Heard ‘Round the Paddock

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Last Voyage

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Musing, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Attitude

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Observations aka People Watching

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.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Willkommen!

Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story inspired Robbie Cheadle’s
photo of the Kit Kat Club located on Northumberland Ave.
in London. Imagine yourself in 1940s Berlin looking for
 a night out and a way to forget the war for one night.

Here’s where the image took me. Won’t you join me?

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Shadow Man

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Behind The Blue Door

Written in response to this delightful photo
by Brian Dodd at bushboys world, who
graciously allows me to share with you.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Prompts

Storms: A SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

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