Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #410 using the word ‘opulence’ in
exactly 98 words. Also for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge and
the word ‘silver’. This is my 98-word story.
Category: Short Story
Whisked Away
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.
On The Rocks – Part 6: Being Irrational
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.
Is There A Detective In The House?
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #279”
This week we are faced with one or two challenges:
to write a story in exactly 7 words using the word ‘imposter’
and/or a story in exactly 50 words including the five required
prompts: ‘coat’, ‘pie’, ‘qualify’, ‘Latin’, ‘aunt’ and ‘maze. Never
one to shy away from a challenge, here’s my two-stories-in-one!
Nancy & Bill In 2045
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash
Fiction Challenge #312. Here’s my flash.
Alabamy
Written for OLWG #409. The three prompts are
shown below. I have incorporated some lines
from a piece I wrote a few years ago. This is my take.
Sunday Morning With Carlo & Marie
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.
No Way Out
Written for OLWG #408. The three prompt
phrases are shown below. This is my story.
The Last Violin
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge (important) and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge (fragile). This is my response,
originally written in 2017, my 1st year blogging.
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.
The Stain
Written for OLWG #407. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my 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.
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.
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.
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.
Bug Off!
Written for John Holton’s Writer’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). Here’s my story.
The Ark Accord
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #403
using the word “theory”. In 81 words, this is my 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.
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.
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.
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.
Between Friends
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts-50
with the prompt word “secrets” and
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge with the prompt word “whimsical”.
This is my story.
Catologically Speaking
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #402
using the word “spook” and Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge with the required word
“Pookie”. In exactly 32 words, this is my story.
Dishing The Dirt With The Girls
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #273”
exactly 27 words using the three required prompt words:
‘teeth’, ‘password’ and ‘honk’. This is my 27 word flash 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.
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.
The Writing’s On The Wall
Written for OLWG #403. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.
Boxful Of Memories
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #50
where the prompt word is “photographs”.
This is my family’s true story.
Earthman
Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge and the word “growth”
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts February
Colour Challenge and the word “green”.
This is my response.
L’épée
Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #123.
This week’s prompt word is “balance”.
Here is my 6 word story.
The Elephant's Trunk 