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

Into The Forge

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

sandy ~ numerous ~ cane ~ idea ~ long ~ looking
little ~ keep ~ supper ~ property ~ danger ~ gear

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

Remember

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

kindle ~ risk ~ dig ~ until ~ differing ~ chill
spin ~ waning ~ ghost ~ softly ~ alone ~ know

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

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

Warning Sign: A Dirk Malone 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.

ravenous, lurked, shame, space, found, glass,
hollow, flicker, rattled, slip, red, and crash

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

Longing

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Also for Sadje’s What Do You See
WDYS – and the featured image.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

blush, foil, gift, gold, hollow, nostalgia,
present, sash, smile, thick, thought, and tray

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

Up All Night: A Dirk Malone 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.

mind, visit, thinking, creature, exists, criminal,
know, dirt, walk, head, writer, and rumbles

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In Time

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

cold, day, father, held, just, known,
rain, resolve, six, small, time, and renew

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Adventure, Mystery, Recurring Character, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Fob and the Falcon: A Jackson DeWitt Story

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Our 12 prompt words appear below
Here’s where the prompt took me.

modern, change, steep, twice, list, ring,
leaf, beast, yet, mace, fob, and hole

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In The Groove, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Summer Surrender: Homage To Barbara Cartland

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.

taste, summer, sweetness, snap, rush, half,
resin, turn, melts, luck, passion, and hand

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Mystery, Noir, Recurring Cgaracter, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Big Charade: A Dirk Malone Mystery

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.

façade, doubts, curiosity, bitter, torn, hit,
restless, hope, massive, frail, strip, and sting

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

The Will

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
The prompt words are shown below.

Here’s where they took me.


default,
family, generations, glue, memories,
miss, welcomed, loved, accepted, included, and divorce

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

The Antique Shop

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

cushion, old, turtle, claw, shape, unusual,
chime, music, private, single, shine, and price

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

The Weight

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.

colony, rattling, still, lose, crunch, life,
fits, hunch, scan, packages, grasping, and chains

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

One Last Time

Written forThe Sunday Wordle;
our host is Brenda Warren and
her prompt words appear below.
A fabulous photo by Crispina Kemp
provided the perfect inspiration.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

shelter, settle, rose, rocks, edge, step,
messy, flesh, left, ghost, scrap, and tremble

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Exercise

In Ciara’s Room

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

prism, dance, color, shadow, fingers, drift,
seek, marvel, snuggle, story, sigh, and cheek

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle, Writing Prompts

The Vow

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

baby, shampoo, innocence, engulfed, deep, total,
sleeping, gently, protect, promise, sunshine, and bond

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