Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
change ~ known ~ fault ~ seen ~ money ~ silence
flowers ~ excited ~ irritated ~ hand ~ table ~ kept
Category: Short Story
Light In The Window
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to write a poem or story
as inspired by the image shown below.
A Stranger’s Danger
Mercy, Delayed
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ with Jolene.
Our four prompts lines are shown below.
The Delivery
Written for Muse On Monday. Our host,
David, asks us to write a story about
getting a package we didnβt order.
No Surprises
At Great Minds Think β The One Sentence
Explosion Challenge – Sarah & Rohini ask
us to have fun with the following: βPlease
tell me you didnβt open the blue envelope.β
Torn In Two: A Narrative Monologue
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
this is my story based on facts about the sinking
of the SS Daniel J. Morrell on Nov. 29, 1966 in
Lake Huron from reports made by 26-year-old
watchman and lone survivor, Dennis Hale.
The Long Con
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
Magic Mirror
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
call, delete, diary, found, level, maiden,
nobody, now, phone, reprimand, tired, vindictive
The Debt
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
shot ~ foot ~ dark ~ bright ~ prairie ~ grass
hot ~ ash ~ dead ~ resurgence ~ fight ~ godΒ
Holding Our Own: SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
this is my fiction story based on facts about the
SS Edmund Fitzgerald from the vantage point
of SS Anderson First Mate, Morgan Clark.
Blue Goddess
The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but Iβm still writing the occasional story for
any image that catches my fancy … and hopefully yours!
Todayβs story is inspired by an image by Resa @ Art Gowns.
Thanks to Dan Antion for making these images available.
Opening sentence is from Missyβs Mad Challenge.
The Good Stuff
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ with Jolene.
Our four prompt lines are shown below.
Big Blue
At Great Minds Think, Sarah & Rohini
offer up βThe Object Speaks Challengeβ
where we are invited to give a voice to
the objects we usually overlook. This
is a rewrite of a story I wrote in 2023.
Passage
Written for Muse On Monday where David
asks us to write a story about trying a new food.
The Letter
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
Continue reading “The Letter”Chalmer’s Close
The Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026
is over, but Iβm still writing the occasional
story for any image that catches my fancy …
and hopefully yours! Todayβs story is inspired
by an image by David Booth. Many thanks to
Dan Antion for making these images available.
The Tortoise and the Hornbill
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
here are the prompt words:
shoulder, hide, care, join, share, pride
pleasure, steps, betrayed, friend, kind, missed
The Wrym
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are:
wave ~ turning ~ unholy ~ lips ~ swagger ~ lost
dead ~ rise ~ twist ~ blade ~ feast ~ edges
Just Like Heaven
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word βearthquakeβ
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘stop’.
Having Words
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
βItβs not what enters menβs mouth that is evil.
Itβs what comes out of their mouths that is.β
Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah
Inspired by Maxβs blog called βOld Steam Shipsβ.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.
Let It Rain
Written for Thursday Inspiration #328 β
βBad Idea Right?β and for Fandangoβs
Story Starter FSS #251. Hereβs my response.
Tender Spot
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece ….
from her stories “Left the Field” and “Sorrow”.
Orchard Street, NYC, 1906
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where they took me.
fright ~ runner ~ potatoes ~ road ~ drifting ~ twisted
pinch ~ glassy ~ prickled ~ neck ~ shifted ~ still
What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents βAn Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a dayβ.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Porch Talk
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
The Last Ride
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; hereβs where they took me.
Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 β
βLove Is Like Oxygenβ. Hereβs my response.
The Weight of Silence
Story inspired by a photo by Crispina Kemp.
I created the plot based on true characters.
The Elephant's Trunk 