Short Story

Dream Lover

Written for This Weekโ€™s Writerโ€™s Workshop
hosted by our friend, John Holton.
Iโ€™ve chosen prompts #3: write a story with
the provided opening line. Here goes!

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Mystery, Short Story

Tres Chic

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #80
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Weighing The Odds

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
, using the term โ€˜Pros &
Consโ€™. Hereโ€™s were the prompt took me.

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Short Story

Flesh And Blood

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story with a character who is sick.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

The Arrangement

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #309.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Horror, Short Story

Gonna Make You Burn

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #19
where weโ€™re given todayโ€™s prompt.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

First Light Of Dawn

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about baking late at night.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

Life Lessons

Written for RDP Friday: PIANO!
This is my story.

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Short Story

Lying Lips

Written for Fandangoโ€™s Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandangoโ€™s opening line.

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Short Story

Alpine Nights

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #307.
Hereโ€™s where the two photo prompts took me.

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Short Story

On Mulberry Street

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #306.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Short Story

Revelation

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about our MC having an epiphany
at the beginning. Also written for Fandangoโ€™s Story
Starter #217
where the opening sentence
is provided.
This is where the prompts and my imagination took me.

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Short Story

To Love And Be Loved

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #305.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Short Story

Into The Woods

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango  
Flash Fiction Challenge – #337
.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Short Story

Ewe Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge #50-2
. I chose Pic #2.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

City In Ruins

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #73
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Beneath The Surface

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #336
.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Short Story

Goo Goo G’Joob

Written for Muse On Monday where David asks us
to write a story based on a fairy tale. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt.
Originally written in 2018, I couldn’t resist a repeat;
I hope you enjoy my story of Humpty Dumpty.

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Short Story

That Old Rockin’ Chair’s Got Me

Written for Mark’s Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #9
where weโ€™re given photo and written prompts.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Musing, Short Story

Hold On Tight

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story from the perspective of a blind person.

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Short Story

Tomorrow Never Knows

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #303.
Some of you have read this, originally written
several years ago as I recounted a true story
about events experienced by me in the hospital

after surgery. The hallucinations were
very real and I remember every detail.

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Short Story

Back For Blood

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #6
where weโ€™re given todayโ€™s prompt.

Also for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word is “window”.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Chills In The Night

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #4
where weโ€™re given todayโ€™s prompt.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

The Invitation

Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Short Story

Desperation Calling

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #2
where weโ€™re given the image shown below
and todayโ€™s prompt. Hereโ€™s my take on things.

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

This Driver Sucks!

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ฆ..?
#300โ€
โ€“ exactly 46 words using the five required
words: โ€˜dumbfoundedโ€™, โ€˜vitaminsโ€™, โ€™waterfallโ€™, โ€˜thumbโ€™,
and โ€˜garlicโ€™. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Walk Of Life

Written for Only Murders In My Mind Weekly
Writing Prompt #72
; the photo shown below
is our prompt. Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Morning Story Time

Originally written in 2021, I have reworked
this story for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story that takes place in
a library. This is where my imagination took me.

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Mini Story, Short Story

In Search Of Answers

Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Short Story

The Archivist

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #71
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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