Informative, Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: rigamarole

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “rigamarole”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Smoke Tells All

Written for TN Kerr’s Writing Prompts and Practice
and for three Fandango FOWC prompts, including
’silk’, ‘sentimental’, & ‘impractical’; TN’s prompts
are shown below. Here’s where they took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Inconvenient Truth

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
46 words using the prompt word ‘rapacious’.
Also for Gerry and Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– ‘collapsible’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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American Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Finale: American Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “the end”.
This is my American cinquain.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Better Days

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

attire – pair – tired – old – scratch – shine –
sunlight – stool – faded – patch – elegant – time

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Liverpool

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

crush, crisp, creamy, script, brisk, dreams,
dust,  seeds, dim, night, whisper, and shimmer

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: wattle

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “wattle”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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American Cinquain, Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Dragging: An American Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “tired”.
This is my cinquain.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

First Impressions

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 93 words
using the prompt word ‘persuasion’. Also for Sue & Gerry’s

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – “blush”, and two prompts
from Fandango’s FOWC – “introduce” and “basics”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Micro Story, Informative, Song, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: gyrate – or – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On

Written for RDP where Lou asks us to
get creative with the word “gyrate”.
Thanks, Lou! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

C’est La Vie

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 57 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In 57 words, here’s my flash.

cat, pies, travesty, diamonds, chair, stationery

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Musing, Song, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: blue moods

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the words “blue moods”.
Thanks, Brian! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Price of Pretty

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
I was also inspired by the image of
beautiful flowers behind bars from
Sadje’s “What Do You See” prompt.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

China, find, high, hunger, inside, place,
plea, pretty, shy, start, think, wonder

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Informative, Song, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: amaze

Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “amaze”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Smoke & Whiskey

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; the prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

limits, list, still, bill, smoke, ring,
distant, wish, silky, spill, fit, key 

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: deipnosophist

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “deipnosophist”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

But You Gotta Have Faith

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “faith”.
This is my cinquain.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

By The Gods!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is ‘floor’ and this is my limerick.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Just Eat It!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
20 words using the prompt word ‘conundrum’.
Here’s where Sammi’s prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Deep Sieze

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 28 words using the prompt words
shown below. Here’s my flash.

scrabble – police – underwater

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Micro Story, Music Blog, Song, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Saturday: timid

Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the word “timid”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Ekphrastic, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Desiderio a Venezia

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
89 words using the prompt word ‘chandelier’.
Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
– “interlude” and Brenda’s Random
Thoughts
image. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mystery, Noir, Recurring Character, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Big Affair: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

huge, proper, colleague, space, alone, try,
force,
tremble, fear, laughter, serious, hard

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Beneath the Southern Cross: Love in the Outback

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

rifle, grass, flush, steam, radiance, beetle,
perfume, drifted, swaying, hypnotic, hiss, and skin

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Informative, Trivia, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: pogonip

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “pogonip”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Race

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 64 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In 64 words, here’s my flash.

microphone – zeal – snail – cottage – immortal – teapot

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: calorie

Written for RDP where Lou asks us to
get creative with the word “calorie”.
Thanks, Lou! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Exercise, Writing Prompts

Operation: Midnight Jewel – A Jackson DeWitt Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

stalk, sky, luck, harness, pepper, jewel,
ribbon, splash, layers, set, light, and face

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Get Down Tonight!

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In 52 words, here’s my flash.

disguise ~ cherish ~ waterfall ~ boogie ~ draw

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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

New Day

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “refresh”.
This is my cinquain.

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