Short Story

His Life Of Elaborate Poverty

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘excessive’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

Moving Day

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #733. Our host
is Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words:
thistles, horns, stiff, treat, wee, chirping, fit,
down, stick, blushing, out, and moment.
Here’s where the prompts  took me.

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Music Blog, Short Story

The Final Threshold

Written for Violet’s Challenge where she has asked
 us to include the following phrase into our writings;
 “To the well-organized mind, death is but the next
great adventure”. Also for Jim’s Song Lyric Sunday
where the challenge is to write about a song that
mentions river/stream/creek/brook. This is my story.

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Short Story, Wordle

Broken Promises

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #451.
Our prompt words this week are: banish,
sad, guilty, weak, push, cute, way, cheeky,
sweet, furry, trick, and battle. Thanks, Di!
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Short Story

Gettin’ Hitched!

Written for “A Dawg’s Challenge 4 Ewe”
where Ernie has provided us with a bunch of

homonyms and invites us to get creative
using at least three of the sound-alike words.
Click the link to see the homonyms. Here’s my story.

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Short Story, Wordle

The Family Way

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #732. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
greed, tragedy, despair, presence, walk, calm,
strings, earth, all, spirit, vibrating, and heart.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Short Story

Life’s Essential Destinations

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #060
. I chose Pic #4.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Fantasy, Short Story

In Cecily’s Garden

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story with characters of vastly different
sizes. This is where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

The Confession

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #459.
Our prompt words this week are: front,
thrum, mix, echo, memory, fear, think,
hold, mass, never, ready, and late.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Mystery, Short Story

Silent Witness

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #311.
Here’s where the photo prompts took me.

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Scary Story, Short Story

Haunted Woods

Written for Missy’s MAD Challenge
where we’ve been given the opening
sentences to build on. Here’s my take.

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Horror, Short Story

In The Shadows

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #22.
Mark has given us the prompt for this week.
Thanks, Mark! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

The Expedition

Written for Only Murders In My Mind Weekly
Writing Prompt #82
and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt #18.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Short Story

The House Across The Street

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
, using the word ‘maximalist’.
 Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Musing, Short Story

RDP Wednesday: cranny

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘cranny’
. Here’s my take.

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Short Story

Warning Sign

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #81
and the
photo prompt shown below. Also for

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – ‘horoscope’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Musing, Short Story

RDP Tuesday: pet

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pet’
. Here’s my take.

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Short Story

Dream Lover

Written for This Week’s Writer’s Workshop
hosted by our friend, John Holton.
I’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.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Weighing The Odds

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
, using the term ‘Pros &
Cons’. Here’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 Sadje’s What Do You See #309.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Horror, Short Story

Gonna Make You Burn

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #19
where we’re given today’s prompt.
Here’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 Fandango’s Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandango’s opening line.

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Short Story

Alpine Nights

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #307.
Here’s where the two photo prompts took me.

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Short Story

On Mulberry Street

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #306.
Here’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 Fandango’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 Sadje’s What Do You See #305.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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