Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt

My Brother’s Keeper

Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #073.
The prompt appears below. Here’s my take.

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Informative, Theme Prompt

Route 66: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #315 –
“Route 66”. Here’s my response.

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Poem, Theme Prompt

What’s On The Verizon?

Written for Living Poetry where
Bart challenges us to write a
“clairvoyant” poem. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Theme Prompt

Salt

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “
Life without sinning was like
food without salt; pure but tasteless.”
Here’s my
response to Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt

Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
One if by Land, Two if by Sea, and Three if by Air.
This is my response to the challenge.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

What Happens In Vegas

Re-written for Muse on Monday where David  
asks us to write a story that shows the explicit  
passage of time by noting the points in time as
our stories unfold. Revised from a story I wrote
in 2024, here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Theme Prompt

Much Too Young

Written for Thursday Inspiration #314 –
“You’re Still The One”. Here’s my response.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

Having It All

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #228.
Here’s my story using Fandango’s opening line.

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Haibun, Musing, Poem, Theme Prompt

An Unexpected Grace

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 1-5-26:
Epiphany
where our host Frank asks us to write
a haibun in which we allude to “epiphany” –
however we understand it. Here is my haibun.

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Dialogue, Theme Prompt

Lost With George & Martha: A Redux

Re-written for David’s Weave Written Weakly #192
where Josie asks us to write a conversational poem,

no more than 20 lines long, inspired by Frank O’Hara’s
“Metaphysical Poem”. Revised from a 2024 story with
my recurring characters, “George & Martha”,
this is my response. Thanks, Josie!

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

Like Sugar In Rain

Written for Violet’s Challenge where she has
asked us to include the following quote into
our writing: “
One must be very sure of the
bank before one opens an account.”
Here’s my response to the challenge.

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Mini Story, Theme Prompt

The Favor

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #227.
Here’s my story, using Fandango’s teaser
,
“it was just for one night”.

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Limerick, Musing, Short Story, Theme Prompt

Fade Into Indigo

Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about a border, either in
space or time. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Music Blog, Musing, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt

Ring Those Bells!

Written for Thursday Inspiration #312 –
“Carol of the Bells”. Here’s my response.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

Through The Wall, Softly

Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about neighbors.
Here’s were the prompt took me.

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