Limerick, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

In Stitches

Written for Writing Prompt #123
using the prompt word ‘rich’.

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

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Written for  Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 88 words using the word
‘pristine’ and for Sue & Gerry’s
 Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
and the prompt word ‘fastidious’.

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

A Hairy Situation

Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “wreck”.

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

The Explanation

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.

town ~ anxiety ~ box ~ half ~ wrong ~ sound
today ~ full ~ bench ~ running ~ message ~ again

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Light My Fire

Written for dVerse Poet’s Pub: A Light
Burst of Air. Our host, Lisa, invites us to
write a quadrille using the word “puff”.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Static

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:

voicemails ~ high ~ exhale ~ wind ~ begin ~ unaware
scared ~
glows ~ ghost ~ storm ~ story ~ lotus

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

Insomnia

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 60 words using the prompts below.

insomnia, dare, tambourine, dust, fox, fan

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Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: flank

Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “flank”.

Thanks, Heather!

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

Mercy, Delayed

Written for “It’s Story Time” with Jolene.
Our four prompts lines are shown below.

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

Oystercatcher

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge
and Esther’s Writing Prompt – ‘bank’.

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

The Proposal

Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “fake”
.

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

Magic Mirror

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.

call,
delete, diary, found, level, maiden,
nobody,
now, phone, reprimand, tired, vindictive

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

The Debt

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:

shot ~ foot ~ dark ~ bright ~ prairie ~ grass
hot ~
ash ~ dead ~ resurgence ~ fight ~ god 

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

Non-Negotiable

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 52 words using the prompt words below.

godfather – toffee – app – recycle – stealth

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

The Last Prayer

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
using the prompt word ‘block’.

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

Hollywood Boulevard

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 12 words using the prompt
word ‘lyrical’, and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge
and the words ‘black and white’.

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

RDP Thursday: socks

Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us  to get creative with the word “socks”.

Here’s a story from 2024; hope it tickles your toes!

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

The Busker

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s words for this week:

judge ~ tinker ~ bounce ~ loop ~ heaven ~ brutal
end
~ stream ~ string ~ track ~ welcome ~  drive 

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

Starlight

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 28 words using the prompt
word ‘scintilla’, and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt.

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

The Day the City Slowed

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.

heat,
concern, rush, dug, imagine, elderly,
provide,
work, box, digital, drop, halt

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Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: Summer Memories

Today at RDP, Martha asks us
to share summer memories.

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

High Altitude

Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “weed”.

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

Calenture*

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 71 words using the prompt words below.

captain ~ leapfrog ~ bakery
prescription ~ widow ~ shampoo ~ anagram

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

The Good Stuff

Written for “It’s Story Time” with Jolene.
Our four prompt lines are shown below.

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

RDP Thursday: displace

Written for RDP where bushboy asks us to
get creative with the word “displace”.
Thanks, Brian!

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

High Flying

Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is “train”

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

The Tortoise and the Hornbill

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
here are the prompt words:

shoulder, hide, care,  join, share, pride
pleasure, steps, betrayed, friend, kind, missed

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

The Wrym

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are:

wave ~ turning ~ unholy ~ lips ~ swagger ~ lost
dead ~ rise ~ twist ~ blade ~ feast ~ edges

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

Just Like Heaven

Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word “earthquake”

and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
word ‘stop’.

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

After The Storm

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly
64 words using the prompt word ‘rainbow’.

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