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

Same Old Song

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.

machine,
tremble, quietly, detect, firm, hurt,
noise, hurry, pace, pressed, let, music

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Ekphrastic, Pantoum, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Harvest Moon: A Pantoum

Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Eugi, asks us
to write a syllabic form of poetry about the beautiful
season of Autumn and the September Harvest Moon.

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

In Autumn

Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write an autumn poem, using
the words “autumn”, “bright”, and
“island” and this image for inspiration.

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

Desperate Breath

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “bugbear” in exactly 75 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– “moment(s)”.

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

RDP Sunday: fig

Written for RDP where drkottaway asks
us to get creative with the word “fig”.

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

Going For The Green

Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this is the one that spoke to me.

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Informative, Music, Music Blog, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Bye Bye: Song Lyric Sunday

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Withdrawing, Moving Away,

or Separating”

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

Reflections: Haiku

Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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

Photo Op: SenHai

Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as our inspiration.

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

Fiery Light: A Shadorma

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

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Theme Prompt, Poetry, Phrase Prompt, Writing Prompts, Writing Challenge

What Remains

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond by using her
prompt lines or going with our own take.

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

Water Falls

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.

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Music, Musical Poetry, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Soft Climb

Written for dVerse Poetics – “Adagio
for Strings”. Our host, Kim, asks us to
listen to the music and write a poem
expressing our thoughts and feelings.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Into The Haze

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

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Photo Prompt, Prose, Sonnet, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Suspended: A Sonnet

Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
 What Do You See?

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A To Z Challenge, Haibun, Haiga, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

In Truth: A Haiga

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘rose’.

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Phrase Prompt, Prose, Prosery, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Dreams From An Unfinished Mind

Written for dVerse Prosery – “Tribute to
Gordon Downie”. Our host, Mish, asks us
to write a piece of prose using this line
from Downie’s poem, “Starpainters”
:

“The Starpainters are taking over now.”

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

A Bullet’s Worth: A Case For Dirk Malone

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

firm, vice, world, wind, cares, someone, 
worth, wound, word, here, seem, spiral

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

All In A Day’s Work

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

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Children's Story, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Smoke Rings

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.

child,
protect, solitude, anger, searching, haven,
cost, frustration, why, judge, safety, notice

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

Eco de la Sangre (Echo of the Blood): A Seguidilla

Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette,
asks us to write a poem celebrating ancestry.
I have chosen a Seguidilla in honor of
Hispanic Heritage Month

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Couplet, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

Written for Great Minds Think –
“Bête Noire: A Poetic Invitation.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, invite
us to write a piece about our own
bête noire …. or ‘black beast’ ….
a person/thing feared, avoided, detested
.

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

Oblivious

Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
 “screen” in exactly 21 words. Also
for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– “fruitful”.

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

Jilted

Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write a haberdasher poem,
using this image for inspiration.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Phrase Prompt, Quote, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Rehearsal

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena has shared an image and this quote
by Albert Camus to use as our inspiration:
“Communication is impossible with slaves.”

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

Bungle In The Jungle

Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 32 words using these keywords.

jungle, risotto, walrus

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

Perched: A Senryu

Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this is the one that spoke to me.

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

One Thing Leads To Another

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“The Transition Follows

What Was Built Before It”

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

When Harry Met Sally

Written for Muse On Monday.
David challenges us to write a
story about a character with
a prosthetic body part.

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Continuing Series, Flash, Mystery, Original Series, Photo Prompt, Recurring Character, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Where There’s A Will: A Minnie Ming Mystery

Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge

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