Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, challenges us to write a poem
about a snowstorm. Here’s my response.
Category: Theme Prompt
August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride
Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #195
where Marion asks us to write a Memento Poem.
I have chosen to write about the day my mother
surprised me with tickets to see The Beatles.
This is my Memento Poem. Thanks, Marion!
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“In from the Cold”.
This is my response to the challenge.
All In The Game
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a ‘romantic story with no
dialogue’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Elusive Butterfly: Friday Faithfuls
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Aether or Ether Conundrum”. Here’s my take.
The Trench
Written dVerse Prosery Monday – Bury Me.
Our host Lisa asks us to write a 144 word piece
of flash prose incorporating the line “Bury me
with the lies I told” from the song “Bury Me” by
Alejandro Escovedo. Here’s where the prompt took me.
It’s About Time
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“It’s About Time”.
This is my response to the challenge.
The Compass
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a ”David & Goliath” type story,
pitting the underdog against the bully.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
My Brother’s Keeper
Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #073.
The prompt appears below. Here’s my take.
Route 66: Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #315 –
“Route 66”. Here’s my response.
What’s On The Verizon?
Written for Living Poetry where
Bart challenges us to write a
“clairvoyant” poem. Here’s my take.
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.
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.
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.
Much Too Young
Written for Thursday Inspiration #314 –
“You’re Still The One”. Here’s my response.
Having It All
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #228.
Here’s my story using Fandango’s opening line.
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.
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!
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.
The Favor
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #227.
Here’s my story, using Fandango’s teaser,
“it was just for one night”.
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.
Ring Those Bells!
Written for Thursday Inspiration #312 –
“Carol of the Bells”. Here’s my response.
The Elephant's Trunk 