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

The Curator

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 62 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

lasso ~ impersonate ~ shrine
video ~
janitor ~ congeal

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

The Veil

Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where our inspiration is the word ‘numinous’.

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

RDP Thursday: congregating

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

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Informative, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: bounce

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

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

Abuela’s Advice

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

late ~ high ~ sugar ~ waste ~ thinking ~ silly
rough ~ eventually ~ allow ~ shy ~ coax ~ surprise

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

Nothin’ On: A Limerick

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word is
‘bills’. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge

Inheritance

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 37 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

prophet ~ dungarees ~ swagger ~ castle

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Daisy Chain, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Blues in the Night: A Daisy Chain

Written for Bartholomew’s Living Poetry
where we are asked to write a poem using
the words ‘black’, ‘govern’, and ‘solstice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word ‘solitude’ and for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
‘leisurely’. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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

The Last Ride

Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.

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

RDP Wednesday: foliage

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

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

The Big Pretender: 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.

tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~
hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liar 

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

Black On Black

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

crow ~ window ~ near ~ time ~ expect ~ flight
message ~ begin ~ stars ~ regret ~ smart ~ dark

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

Slippity Doo Dah!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word is
‘jelly’. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Missing Her

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where
she asks us to get creative in exactly 50 words using
the word ‘abacus’ and for Sue & Gerry’s

Weekly Prompts – Colour Challenge – blue
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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

The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 –
“To Love Somebody”. Here’s my response.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

High Wire

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 52 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

tightrope ~ gothic ~ squeamish ~ mannequin ~ violin

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