Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Sorry Truth: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #461.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

petty, rich, custom, sorry, pride, worry,
try, carry, support, honest, suggest, and head

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Journey

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #741. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. The image I used is borrowed from

Blog 57 entitled โ€œonestร  svizzeraโ€ (Swiss honesty).
Here’s where the prompts took me.

wonderland, bound, morning, ice, knees,
hope, wheel, three, cape, head, and cross

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Daisy Chain, Poem, Word Challenge

Underfoot: A Daisy Chain Poem

Written for Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word โ€˜squishโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

In a Daisy Chain poem, the last word in a line
becomes the first word of the next line and on to end;
the last word of the chain is the same as the first word.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

Laughed Off Stage

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#322
, exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 52 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

pirouette ~ comic ~ egg ~ wrestler ~ syllable

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Dialogue, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Shop Talk

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #460.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

fine – course – only – pattern – since – prefer
outfit – blue – front – twins – please – surprise

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Flash, Mystery, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Well

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #740. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below.  Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

robes – exposed – bind – beads – fabric – form
harmony – chaos – cave – enigma – dwells – well

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Noir, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Big Scroll Job: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #739. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below.  Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

beambluntworksmomentownshape
ancientenvytruthscrollshift – fluid

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Mini Story, Word Challenge

My Lucky Day

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#320
, exactly 63 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 63 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

noodles โ€“ clinic โ€“ swamp
dungarees โ€“ octogenarian – bargain

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Patsy Cline

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #458.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

chapter, clear,
cup, drama, felt, fifty, message,
muted, precious, sparkler, watched, and wiped

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Bleeker Street: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #738. Our host
is Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week
are shown below.  Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

fringe, resonance, frill, spin, swimming, images,
fit, spill, trip, reflect, layer, and lingering

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

A Decade Of Us

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #457.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

closed, kind, lights, love, memory, over,
pleasure, presence, smile, time, touch, and whim

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Unwrapping The Memories

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #737. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below.  Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

lingering, felt, sharp, human, point, oddly,
full, sense, instead, joy, sit, and place

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge

The Great Unwrapping

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#318
, exactly 100 words using the ten prompt words
shown below. In exactly 100 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

armor, fidget, nativity, tambourine, gloss,
windsurf, spelling, bun, pajamas, and lightning

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Topper

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #456.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

content,
fairy, huge, joyful, look, pretty,
reception, residents,
step, swipe, tinsel, wobble

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Flash, Micro Story, Musing, Word Challenge

RDP Saturday: clutch

Written for RDP, where Punam asks
us to get creative with the word โ€˜clutchโ€™.
Thanks, Punam! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge

RDP Friday: change

Written for RDP, where Martha Kennedy asks
us to get creative with the word โ€˜changeโ€™.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Word Challenge

RDP Thursday: broke

Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks  
us to get creative with the word โ€˜brokeโ€™.
 Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Thursday Shift

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #454.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

balance, try, flat, beauty, understand, hope,
give, peace, happy, thought, dedicate
, and share

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Flash, Musing, Word Challenge

RDP Tuesday: achievement

Written for RDP where Martha asks
โ€œWhatโ€™s one of your greatest achievements?โ€
Hereโ€™s my response. Thanks, Martha!

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