Written for Living Poetry. Our host, Bart,
asks us to write a poem based on
the distractions of August.
Category: Writing Challenge
The Chase
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
which is to write a poem or story as
inspired by parataxis and hypotaxis.
Raindance
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 51 words using the prompts below.
yawn ~ weather ~ toot ~ cookies ~ necromancer
Continue reading “Raindance”Sir Swellimpedeedoo Says “I Do”
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Matt, challenges us to
write a 10-line nonsense poem
as inspired by this image:
Jackie DeShannon ~ August 21, 1944: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“The First Emperor”
Twilight Guardian
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Preposterous Picnic
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“hodgepodge” in exactly 55 words,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Colour Challenge – “brown”.
RDP Saturday: bungalow
Written for RDP where we’re asked to
get creative with the word “bungalow”.
Sorry, My Bad
Written for Muse On Monday. We are asked
to write a story in the form of an email.
Texas Sky
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Let’s Dance!
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“Land of 1,000 Dances”
Last Drifter, 2020: Yarmouth In Lockdown
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Continue reading “Last Drifter, 2020: Yarmouth In Lockdown”The Order
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Icons: A SenHai
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘figure’.
The Bench
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
Continue reading “The Bench”Free At Last
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to use
“gossamer” in exactly 74 words,
and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt.
Tiger, Surprised: A Sonnet
Written for dVerse Poetics – ‘Launch:
Light and Truth of Painting’. Our host,
Melissa, asks us to write a poem inspired
by one of the works of Henri Rousseau.
Empire Of Secrets
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
wild ~ cross ~ left ~ staff ~ last ~ split
burial ~ grind ~ space ~ land ~ room ~ hood
What My Mother Taught Me
Written for dVerse Poets – ‘Quadrilling
without a care in the world.’ Our host,
Sanaa, asks us to write a poem in 44
words using a form of the word “care”.
The Loft
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
cheers ~ choir ~ grand ~ ill ~ man ~ place
reserved ~ rest ~ stool ~ together ~ turn ~ twinkle
Seattle Regional
Great Minds Think – The Literary Rug-Pull Challenge
Our hosts Sarah & Rohini invite us to write a story
with an unexpected twist ending.
Stymied
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “puzzle”.
Last Call
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks us
to write a drain poem. We’re asked to
think about the act of liquids draining
and to come up with a new metaphor.
RDP Monday: tame
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “tame”.
Thanks, Heather!
Inner Peace
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 77 words using the prompts below.
coyote, lemonade, therapist, bubblewrap,
misspell, vacuum, lycra, backstroke
Tight Squeeze
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘label’.
How Sweet It Is
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Universally Perceived Pleasurable Flavor”
In My Life, In My Heart
Written for dVerse Poetics: The Great Lover.
Our host, Kim, invites us to write a poem
based on the things we love as inspired
by Rupert Brooke’s “The Great Lover”.
Counting Steps
Danish Crocuses: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
The Elephant's Trunk 