Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “sloppy”.
Thanks, Heather!
Category: Writing Challenge
Three Little Doves: A Nursery Rhyme
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
once ~ three ~ haven ~peace ~ thoughts
why ~ angry ~ if ~ final ~ love ~ none ~ dream
Drought: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics: “Have You Ever
Seen the Rain?” Our host, Lisa, challenges
us to write a poem in any form about weather.
Distant Melodies
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
keys ~ drumming ~ rare ~ morning ~ lazy ~ humming
odd ~ whispers ~ open ~ chain ~ urge ~ ghosts
Gold and Amber: Séadna
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Willow, asks us to write a Celtic Autumn poem.
I have written a Séadna.
Bug Off!
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘anxiety’.
Going For It
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday:
Jumpstart Your Poem. Our challenge, put
forth by De Jackson, is to write a poem in
44 words, including the word ‘jump’.
Come Autumn
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“cornucopia” in exactly 36 words.
Suspended Automation
Written for Living Poetry. Bart claims
that vending machines are under-
represented in poetry and I’m
inclined to agree! Our challenge
is to write a vending machine poem.
Don’t Look Back
Downstream: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to ponder the words below
and use them in a piece of any form or size:
light ~ fall ~ current ~ break
Continue reading “Downstream: Mirror Cinquain”Adrenaline
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 75 words using these prompt words:
coffee – Lamborghini – eyebrow –
tradition – chips – socks – maths
The Spice Is Right: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Spice It Up”
In Plain Sight: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Borrowed Words, New Worlds Challenge –
our hosts Sarah & Rohini invite us to write a
piece of our choosing incorporating the
following quote by Arthur Conan Doyle:
“The world is full of obvious things which
nobody by any chance ever observes.”
The Introduction: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Melissa, asks us to write syllabic poetry
using “forgetting” as our theme.
Paradise On Ice: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
What A Bozo: A Haiku?
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Fooled you! It’s really a senryu!
Continue reading “What A Bozo: A Haiku?”Room 407
Written for Muse On Monday.
Our challenge is to write a story
about a piece of obsolete technology.
I ❤️ PBB
Written for RDP where Lou
challenges us with the word “chunk”.
Driftwood
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter:
“The river had been serene so far, but ahead,
their simple raft faced some serious rapids.”
Liquid Lunch
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Love’s Open Door
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“Keep On Loving You”
Star Search
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
What’s Left Behind
Written for Sadje’s weekly question:
What Do You See?
Grounded: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Journeying. Our host, Frank, challenges
us to create a haibun based on journeying.
Paid In Full: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
light ~ cast ~ street ~ tickle ~ sensitive ~ view
cool ~ pigeon ~ dance ~ attract ~ evening ~ glow
Pier 13
Written for dVerse Poetics: But no, a butterfly.
Our host, Merril, challenges us to write a
poem in any form incorporating the names
of at least three butterflies from a list she
has provided. I have chosen Crimson Patch,
Fatal Metalmark, Golden Hairstreak,
Painted Lady, and Velvet Rose.
The Rite Of St. Aldric
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
screams ~ desolate ~ temples ~ bone ~ sparks ~ pit
voices ~ follow ~ underworld ~ spiral ~ weave ~ current
The Second Shift
Endings & Beginnings Challenge – our hosts
Sarah & Rohini invite us to write about an
ending becoming a beginning, or conversely,
a beginning marking the end of something.
Ghost Trip
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “sheet”.
The Elephant's Trunk 