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

RDP Sunday: fig

Written for RDP where drkottaway asks
us to get creative with the word “fig”.

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A To Z Challenge, Haibun, Haiga, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

In Truth: A Haiga

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘rose’.

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

A Bullet’s Worth: A Case For Dirk Malone

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

firm, vice, world, wind, cares, someone, 
worth, wound, word, here, seem, spiral

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

All In A Day’s Work

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

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Children's Story, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Smoke Rings

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.

child,
protect, solitude, anger, searching, haven,
cost, frustration, why, judge, safety, notice

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

Oblivious

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “screen” in exactly 21 words. Also
for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– “fruitful”.

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

Bungle In The Jungle

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 32 words using these keywords.

jungle, risotto, walrus

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Informative, Short Story, Stream of Consciousness, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: fleet

Written for RDP where Lou asks us
to get creative with the word “fleet”.

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

Malcontent

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the keyword ‘crafty’.

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

Speechless

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “trade” in exactly 90 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge
– “lilac”.

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

Perfect Strangers

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

smug,
noise, celebration, assumed, gentle, quiet,
reserved, delivered, surprised, guest, one, unkind

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

Feeding Time

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

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

That Special Day

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

plumes, tufts, mosses, fantasy, fabric, filtering,
threads, forest, cracks, layer, ruffle, flow

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

Valley Of Desolation

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

shown below, as well as Esther’s Writing
Prompts and the word “bridge”.

cow, sarong, grapefruit, hobby,
wheelbarrow, alphabet

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Informative, Movie Blog, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Be Careful Who You Trust

Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“El Condor Pasa (If I Could)”

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

Oh Snap!

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

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

Telltale Trail

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
these are our prompt words:

biscuit, passed, duke, found, slight, princess,
curved, sheet, alone, downhill, happy, companion

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

Bugger!

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 49 words using the prompts below.

diet – wasp – xylophone – chivalry – U-turn

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

The Silver Compass: A Minnie Ming Mystery

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

velvet ~ compass ~ echo ~ random ~ rust ~ silver
shadow ~ pebble ~ stone ~ drone ~ clip ~ dry

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

Not Not Truth

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on ‘fiction’ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?

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

RDP Sunday: fishing

Written for RDP where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word “fishing”.

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

In Tuscany

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “alfresco” in exactly 50 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
.

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

My Exercise Plan

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘exercise’.

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

Mitzi’s Mishap

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “headlong” in exactly 18 words.

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

Ribbit!

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

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

Larry’s Bad Surprise

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

cash
~ huge ~ monkey ~ much ~ grin ~ shovel
birthday ~ carry ~ took ~ back ~ trailer ~ grab

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

The Icing On The Cake

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

waves – cake – strays – strand – churning
spot – buzz – colors – sudden – early – stirring

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

To The Good Life

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #259 –
“The river had been serene so far, but ahead,
their simple raft faced some serious rapids.”
Also for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
and the word “cultivated”.

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

Overcompensation

Written for dVerse Poets Pub
where our host, Punam, asks
us to write a quadrille based
on the theme “I Protest”.

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

RDP Monday: groggy

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

Thanks, Heather!

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