Lampoon, Monologue, Musing, Satire, Stream of Consciousness, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: effort

Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us  get creative with the word “effort”.

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Flash, Lampoon, Mini Story, Satire, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Shaken, Not Stirred

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“gizmo” in exactly 86 words. Also for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
and the word “fanciful”.

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Longer Stories, Satire, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Move-In Condition, My Ass!

Written for Great Minds Think –
When Truth Has a Shadowy Challenge.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us to
imagine impossible situations and write
a piece where “Every Lie Becomes Visible”.

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Micro Story, Satire, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Oblivious

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “screen” in exactly 21 words. Also
for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– “fruitful”.

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Poetry, Satire, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Not Not Truth

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on ‘fiction’ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?

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

Suspended Automation

Written for Living Poetry. Bart claims
that vending machines are under-
represented in poetry and I’m
inclined to agree! Our challenge
is to write a vending machine poem.

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