Short Story

The Last Violin

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
(important) and for
Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
(fragile). This is my response,
originally written in 2017, my 1st year blogging.

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Short Story

The Sentinel

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Short Story

The Stain

Written for OLWG #407. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.

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Short Story

Punta Cana

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Short Story

The Facade

Written for OLWG #406.
The three prompts are shown below.
Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction;
it is not about me and my husband.
The only parallel is the death of my
husband’s identical twin on April 2, 2024.
This is a look at what might have been.

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Short Story

And The Band Played On

Today I have reprised a story from 2018.
Rewritten for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Short Story

Smoking And Other Cravings

A few of you may remember this from
years ago; to my new readers, welcome
to the jungle. Reworked and rewritten

for OLWG #404. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.

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Short Story

Bug Off!

Written for John Holtonโ€™s Writerโ€™s Workshop
for the week of February 13-20 in response
to his prompt: Tell us about an encounter
with a bee or wasp (or hornet). Hereโ€™s my story.

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Flash, Short Story

The Ark Accord

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #403
using the word โ€œtheoryโ€. In 81 words, this is my story.

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Fantasy, Short Story

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.

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Flash, Short Story

The Dreamers

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Flash, Short Story

Just Below The Surface

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Short Story

Words Of Love

Written for OLWG #404. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.

This is a work of fiction, not a political statement.

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Flash, Short Story

Between Friends

Written for Estherโ€™s Writing Prompts-50
with the prompt word  โ€œsecretsโ€ and
Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
with the prompt word โ€œwhimsicalโ€.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Catologically Speaking

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #402
using the word โ€œspookโ€ and Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge
with the required word
โ€œPookieโ€. In exactly 32 words, this is my story.

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Flash, Short Story

Dishing The Dirt With The Girls

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ฆ..? #273โ€
exactly 27 words using the three required prompt words:
โ€˜teethโ€™, โ€˜passwordโ€™ and โ€˜honkโ€™. This is my 27 word flash story.

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Short Story

Slow Dancing

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.

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Flash, Short Story

Nowhere Land

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Short Story

The Writing’s On The Wall

Written for OLWG #403. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.

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Short Story

Boxful Of Memories

Written for Estherโ€™s Writing Prompts #50
where the prompt word is โ€œphotographsโ€.
This is my family’s true story.

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Flash, Short Story

Earthman

Written for Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge
and the word โ€œgrowthโ€
and for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts February
Colour Challenge
and the word โ€œgreenโ€.
This is my response.

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Flash, Short Story

L’รฉpรฉe

Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #123.
This weekโ€™s prompt word is โ€œbalanceโ€.

Here is my 6 word story.

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Short Story

The Continuing Adventures of George & Martha, Vol. 8: Balle en Caoutchouc Rouge (Red Rubber Ball)

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.

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Short Story

Mostly Fishing

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Short Story

Of All The Days!

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #400,
prompt word โ€œutterโ€; Sue & Gerryโ€™s
Weekly Prompts โ€“
The One-Day Prompt; David Stewart’s Muse on Monday;
FOWC โ€œdisorderโ€, FOWC โ€œhateโ€, FOWC โ€œglanceโ€
and FOWC โ€œreluctanceโ€. In 92 words, this is my story.

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Short Story

Potty Mouth

Written for OLWG #402. The three prompts
for this week are given below. This my story.

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Short Story

In Dreams

Re-visited, re-read, re-worked and re-written
for The Unicorn Challenge where Jenne & CE
encourage us to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Fantasy, Short Story

A Formula For Disaster

This is a story I wrote a few years ago.
Some of you have read it; many have not.
I revamped it and hope you enjoy the read.
Graphic created by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last.

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Short Story

El Paso

Written for OLWG #401-Ojรญnaga. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. I have also used
one of
Kevin’s great graphics from The Beginning At Last.
This my story.

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Short Story

The Little Woman

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.

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