Bussokuseki, Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

La Casa Azzurra

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a bussokuseki, a tanka
with an additional 7-syllable line at the end.
Inspired by an image by my amici at Blog 57.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Evening Wheel

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See

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

A Stranger’s Danger

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter

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

Insomnia

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

insomnia, dare, tambourine, dust, fox, fan

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

City Girl

Written for Living Poetry where
our inspiration is “Born in the…”

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Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: flank

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

Thanks, Heather!

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

Mercy, Delayed

Written for “It’s Story Time” with Jolene.
Our four prompts lines are shown below.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Delivery

Written for Muse On Monday. Our host,
David, asks us to write a story about
 getting a package we didn’t order.

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Golden Shovel, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Extraordinary Lies

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Violet, asks us to write a
Golden Shovel poem in which
every line is a lie – except one!

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

No Surprises

At Great Minds Think – The One Sentence
Explosion Challenge – Sarah & Rohini ask
us to have fun with the following: “Please
tell me you didn’t open the blue envelope.”

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

Oystercatcher

Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge
and Esther’s Writing Prompt – ‘bank’.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Dropped Signal

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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Juxtaposition, Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Gilded Quiet

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The theme is to choose a quote to work with
in the juxtaposition of luxury and simplicity.

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Long Con

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using the image below as inspiration.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Remembering Dusty Hill

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Where The River Turns To Gold

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See

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

The Keeper

Our gracious host, Rochelle, asks us to get
creative in 100 words or less using this photo
for inspiration. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.

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Literary Quote, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Walk

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.

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

The Proposal

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

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

Magic Mirror

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

call,
delete, diary, found, level, maiden,
nobody,
now, phone, reprimand, tired, vindictive

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

The Debt

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

shot ~ foot ~ dark ~ bright ~ prairie ~ grass
hot ~
ash ~ dead ~ resurgence ~ fight ~ god 

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Poetry, Tanka, Tanka Puente, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

New Growth – or – Life vs Death

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Colleen, asks us to write a tanka puente on  
the theme of opposites, such as light vs dark,
using a quote of our choosing as the bridge.

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American Cinquain, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Lemonade Stand: American Cinquain

The image shown below is
our Living Poetry inspiration.

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Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, SenHai, Senryu, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Small Fires

Written for SenHai Saturday where our host,
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.

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

Non-Negotiable

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 52 words using the prompt words below.

godfather – toffee – app – recycle – stealth

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

The Last Prayer

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
using the prompt word ‘block’.

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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

If Wishes Were Horses

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Benjamin asks us to write a
poem about dreaming of having more
time to ourselves …. but how do we
feel after the novelty wears off?

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Mini Story, Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Smoke Between Us

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Great American Songbook”

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

Hollywood Boulevard

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 12 words using the prompt
word ‘lyrical’, and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge
and the words ‘black and white’.

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Soundtrack Of My Life

At Great Minds Think – Highlight Reel,
Sarah & Rohini ask
How do you
want to be immortalized?’

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