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

Dizzying

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 61 words using the prompt words shown
below. The image is used courtesy of my friends
at blog 57. Here’s where the prompts took me.

sponge, whistle, carousel, groom, bucket, upstage

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

The Big Sigh: A Dirk Malone Story

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

sighs ~ siren ~ knocking ~ still ~ centered ~ lost
slip ~
doors ~ true ~ screams ~ beneath ~ curse

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

Before The Fever Breaks

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

dream ~ touch ~ kind ~ calm ~ forehead ~ hand
cool ~
shared ~ picture ~ cheer ~ want ~ before

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

Duel At Dawn

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 40 words using the prompt words below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

duel – iguana – croissant – trampoline

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

Old Songs

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

ring, softly, fell, never, nostalgia, wrong,
pain, barrel, radio, danced, tea, only

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

Last Trip Home

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.

lifetime, share, relax, connect, place, last,
class,
awe, home, will, years, & trip 

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Badger's Hexastitch, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Inferno: A Badger’s Hexastitch

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
word ‘hell’. I am using
a fab photo by Brian at bushboys world for

my image. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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

Wall Of Black

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 53
words using the prompt word ‘thunderstorm’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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RDP Monday: eupeptic

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

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

Between The Snowflakes

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where we are encouraged to wrap our heads
around the word ‘elusive’. Here’s my take.

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

Shopping Day

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 100 words using the prompt words
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

expire – squint – cult – lemon – grandpa
stampede – helicopter – market – pompom – woof

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

RDP Saturday: votive

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

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: peaceful

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

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

A Drip Too Far

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

tap, leak, annoyance, awkward, cost, cheaper,

tap, leak, annoyance, awkward, cost, cheaper,
difference, chrome, waste, smell, trip, cleaner

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The Line Between

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Brenda is our host
and her prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

wide, line, self, hollow, rare, track,
twist, eye, trance, trudge, powder, empty 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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