Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“alfresco” in exactly 50 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt.
Category: Phrase Prompt
To The Good Life
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #259 –
“The river had been serene so far, but ahead,
their simple raft faced some serious rapids.”
Also for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word “cultivated”.
Field Of Fog
Written for dVerse Poetics – Once in a
Lifetime. Our host, Kim, invites us to
write a poem beginning with “Once in a
lifetime”, making use of line breaks and
caesura, creating rhythm and emotion.
Kim’s inspiration for this challenge is
“The Window”, a poem by Mary Jean Chan.
Ashes
Written for dVerse Prosery – Luminous
Accountings. Our host, Dora, invites us
to write a piece of prose in no more than
144 words incorporating the following
line from “King of the River” by Stanley
Kunitz: “…and the iridescent image
swims through a mirror that flows.”
In Plain Sight: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Borrowed Words, New Worlds Challenge –
our hosts Sarah & Rohini invite us to write a
piece of our choosing incorporating the
following quote by Arthur Conan Doyle:
“The world is full of obvious things which
nobody by any chance ever observes.”
Driftwood
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter:
“The river had been serene so far, but ahead,
their simple raft faced some serious rapids.”
Sir Swellimpedeedoo Says “I Do”
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Matt, challenges us to
write a 10-line nonsense poem
as inspired by this image:
I Am What Waits
Written for dVerse Prosery: “Of Jaguars
and the Night”. Our host, Merril, invites us
to write prose in 144 words incorporating the
line below from “Jaguar Song” by Arthur Sze.
A Stranger’s Danger
Mercy, Delayed
Written for “It’s Story Time” with Jolene.
Our four prompts lines are shown below.
No Surprises
At Great Minds Think – The One Sentence
Explosion Challenge – Sarah & Rohini ask
us to have fun with the following: “Please
tell me you didn’t open the blue envelope.”
Gilded Quiet
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The theme is to choose a quote to work with
in the juxtaposition of luxury and simplicity.
The Walk
Starlight
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 28 words using the prompt
word ‘scintilla’, and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt.
The Good Stuff
Written for “It’s Story Time” with Jolene.
Our four prompt lines are shown below.
Having Words
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
“It’s not what enters men’s mouth that is evil.
It’s what comes out of their mouths that is.”
Let It Rain
Written for Thursday Inspiration #328 –
“Bad Idea Right?” and for Fandango’s
Story Starter FSS #251. Here’s my response.
Tender Spot
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece ….
from her stories “Left the Field” and “Sorrow”.
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
“my delicious walk in the rain”
“what it is that music is trying to say”
Porch Talk
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
The Last Ride
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac
Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery
of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.
“The hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.” From the poem “On a View of
Pasadena from the Hills” by Yvor Winters.
The Incident
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s where the prompt line took me.
Embers
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing – “dreams can be such dangerous
things: they smolder, and sometimes consume us
completely” from ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ by
Arthur Golden. This is my response.
Last Laugh
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
Unseen
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
and for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
What Remains
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery –
Paul Laurance Dunbar. Our host, Dora,
asks us to include the line below from Dunbar’s
poem, “Sympathy” in a 144-word piece of prose.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
“And the faint perfume from its chalice steals–“
Continue reading “What Remains”Asphalt Jungle
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter
which is shown below.
Here’s where the prompt line took me.
Smoke Tells All
Written for TN Kerr’s Writing Prompts and Practice
and for three Fandango FOWC prompts, including
’silk’, ‘sentimental’, & ‘impractical’; TN’s prompts
are shown below. Here’s where they took me.
The Last Step
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.
The Elephant's Trunk 