Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Hardy Har Har!!

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge #MM372
including the words ‘horn’, ‘hut’ and ‘hutch’.
I’ve added another dimension to the challenge
by keeping my response to 33 words exactly.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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

RDP Monday: restore

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

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Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Locked In

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘tunnel’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Landslide

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 41
words using the prompt word ‘gooseberry’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

Renewal

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge #MM371
including the words ‘gait’, ‘gallery’, and ‘grass’.
I’ve added another dimension to the challenge
by keeping my response to 33 words exactly.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Music Blog, Informative, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Let’s Go Get Stoned

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Making Informed Choices About Substances Matters”.
This is my response to the challenge.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Ring

Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write a story where one
character knows another is lying to them.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Saturday: book club

Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words “book club”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Vanished

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge
#078. I chose Pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Free Verse, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Keeper Of Delusions

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW Dennis asks us to write a
poem in which we are a lighthouse.
Thanks for the prompt, Dennis & David!

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

RDP Friday: voyage

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

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Short Story, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Tide Doesn’t Wait

Written for Thursday Inspiration #324 –
“Gentle On My Mind”. Here’s my response.

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

The Prophecy

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 41 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 41 words, here’s my flash.

warlock – lanyard – rocket – crochet

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Last Junction

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: diabolical

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

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Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Arriving Storm

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew asks us to write a poem
using the words ‘condition, ‘five’,
and ‘rapid’. Here’s my take.

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

Still Waters

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt
where our inspiration is “think”.
This is my cinquain.

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Prose, Prosery, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Quietly

Written for dVerse Prosery – “Winter Lull” – hosted by
Merril who has asked us to write a 144-word

piece of prose, including the poetic verse
shown below. This is my response.

 “It all belies our existence; we wait, and are still denied.”
from Winter-Lull” by D.H. Lawrence

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: stroll

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

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Mystery, Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

Shadows At The Crown

When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboys World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.

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

Ooh, That Smell!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is ‘bath’ and this is my limerick.

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Limerick, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: limerick

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

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

RDP Monday: copper

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

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

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Wag!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 25
words using the prompt word ‘young’. Also for
FOWC With Fandango and his word, “potential”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Rainy Day Blues or Here Comes The Sun

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“How’s The Weather”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Mystery, Photo Prompt, Scary Story, Short Story, Writing Prompts

Ancient One

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge
#077. I chose Pic #3.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Married To The Mob

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

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Flash, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

For Nina

Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write a story about being
stuck in traffic. Here’s my response.

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