Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Brenda’s prompt words shown below,
and Fandango’s Story Starter, the
underlined paragraph of my story.
letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast
Category: Short Story
The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“MTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Command”. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.
State Of Mind
Written for Muse On Monday. Our host, David,
challenges us to write a story where the main
character is in an altered mental state.
This is an oldie from 2018, but it fit the theme very well so…..
Continue reading “State Of Mind”The Letters Beneath
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast
Where the Bath Used to Be
Written in response to a cool image I saw
on Bushboy’s World. Thanks to Brian for
letting me use it and for filling in the gaps.
It’s My Life
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to describe ourself, our life,
or both in 6-10 sentences and, using AI,
create an image inspired by what we wrote.
The Big Push: A Case For Dirk Malone
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
show, backbone, beings, believe, bit, storm,
stream, ring, scratch, tempting, devil, hunch
Sugar Time
Written for Thursday Inspiration
Continue reading “Sugar Time”The Tell
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.
tome, words, come, think, read, change,
because, tired, process, original, safe, gamble
A Toast To Treachery: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
swallow, tag, find, music, swelling, bell,
delirium, spell, pales, knowing, just, senses
Last Call At The Blue Orchid
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
Lights In Rio: SS Columbia
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’:
SS Columbia – The Ship That Proved Edison Right.
This week I have chosen not to focus on the tragedy
surrounding the Columbia. Rather, this is a fictional
dramatization in what might have been the voice of
Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil when he saw the
electric lights installed on the Columbia.
The Silk Exchange: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
casualties, phase, profit, drop, folly, cold,
hungry, dawn, complicit, evil, stream, reckoning
Same Old Song
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.
machine, tremble, quietly, detect, firm, hurt,
noise, hurry, pace, pressed, let, music
Bye Bye: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Withdrawing, Moving Away,
or Separating”
A Bullet’s Worth: A Case For Dirk Malone
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
firm, vice, world, wind, cares, someone,
worth, wound, word, here, seem, spiral
Smoke Rings
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.
child, protect, solitude, anger, searching, haven,
cost, frustration, why, judge, safety, notice
When Harry Met Sally
Written for Muse On Monday.
David challenges us to write a
story about a character with
a prosthetic body part.
Where There’s A Will: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
RDP Friday: fleet
Written for RDP where Lou asks us
to get creative with the word “fleet”.
Perfect Strangers
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
smug, noise, celebration, assumed, gentle, quiet,
reserved, delivered, surprised, guest, one, unkind
That Special Day
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
plumes, tufts, mosses, fantasy, fabric, filtering,
threads, forest, cracks, layer, ruffle, flow
Cosmic Connection
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena has offered us a choice of quotes
with a twist to use as our inspiration. I
have selected: “We are all made of
stardust, trying to remember the sky”.
Dear Diary
Written for Great Minds Think –
“What the Hedge Knows”. Our hosts,
Sarah & Rohini, ask us to use this image
as inspiration for our piece, keeping
our main focus on the hand.
Telltale Trail
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
these are our prompt words:
biscuit, passed, duke, found, slight, princess,
curved, sheet, alone, downhill, happy, companion
The Silver Compass: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
velvet ~ compass ~ echo ~ random ~ rust ~ silver
shadow ~ pebble ~ stone ~ drone ~ clip ~ dry
Tickets To Ride
Re-written from 2023 for Great Minds Think –
Unexpected Impact. Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us
to examine something that had a powerful impact.
Larry’s Bad Surprise
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
cash ~ huge ~ monkey ~ much ~ grin ~ shovel
birthday ~ carry ~ took ~ back ~ trailer ~ grab
The Icing On The Cake
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
waves – cake – strays – strand – churning
spot – buzz – colors – sudden – early – stirring
RDP Thursday: cone
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with the word “cone”.
