Sammi asks us to be creative with the word
“umbrella” in exactly 24 words while Gerry &
Sue want us to include the word “burgeoning”.
Maybe this timely image from Mike at OMIMM
will inspire me. Here’s where my thoughts went.
August: Rilo Kiley
This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Here’s my featured August artist and their song.
Neon Gods
Written for dVerse Poetics: It’s Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Here’s mine.
Out Of Control
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #14.
Our inspiration word is “control”. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2
Back For Blood
Written for Today’s Writing Practice #6
where we’re given today’s prompt.
Also for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word is “window”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Chills In The Night
Written for Today’s Writing Practice #4
where we’re given today’s prompt.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Video Zombie Apocalypse
Esther asks us to write a story in exactly 51 words
and she wants us to include these words: ‘roadworks’,
‘millipede’, ‘beer’, ‘Wi-Fi’, ‘tarot’ and ‘scarf’. This should
be interesting! Here’s where the prompts took me.
Prince Charming
This week’s challenge at Song Lyric Sunday
is all about nursery rhymes and fairy tales
suggested by Di at pensitivity101.
Let’s go, kids! Pull up a chair.
But I Won’t Do That
Written for John’s writing workshop.
I’ve chosen prompts #3 & 5. Here goes!
In Papa’s Garden
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery: Yvor’s
“Time and the Garden”. Our host, Sanaa, asks us
to write a short piece of prosery of up to 144 words
and include a complete line from the poem
“Time and the Garden”. Here is my haibun.
Did You Know?
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Continue reading “Did You Know?”The Invitation
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Here’s where the photo took me.
Help! I’m Drowning!
Desperation Calling
Written for Today’s Writing Practice #2
where we’re given the image shown below
and today’s prompt. Here’s my take on things.
The Jerk
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #429 using the word ‘audacity’,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge using the word ‘level’.
In exactly 79 words, this is my take.
The Reading
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #148 – using the word ‘independent’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Feed The Kitty
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #245. Using the prompt word
‘just’, this is my limerick.
June, July, August
This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Here’s my featured August artist and his song.
This Driver Sucks!
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#300” – exactly 46 words using the five required
words: ‘dumbfounded’, ‘vitamins’, ’waterfall’, ‘thumb’,
and ‘garlic’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Walk Of Life
Written for Only Murders In My Mind Weekly
Writing Prompt #72; the photo shown below
is our prompt. Here’s where the image took me.
Crossroads
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #13.
Our inspiration word is “choices”.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Wildred
Written for W3 Prompt #172: Wea’ve Written
Weekly where we’re asked to choose a word
from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and
make this word the title of our poem. My word
is ‘wildred’ and here’s where it took me.
The Animals
Written for Song Lyric Sunday where this week
we’re writing about a song with a great
opening line. Here’s how the theme inspired me.
Morning Story Time
Originally written in 2021, I have reworked
this story for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story that takes place in
a library. This is where my imagination took me.
Slowly Dying
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #047. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
In Search Of Answers
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Here’s where the photo took me.
Everything’s Gneiss!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #244. Using the prompt
word ‘rock’, this is my limerick.
Walk This Way
Written for Jim Adams’ Thursday Inspiration #293
where the these is “Walk This Way” Here’s my take.
Order Of The Snake
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #428 using the word ‘sibilant’,
and for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – ‘circumspection’.
In exactly 35 words, this is my take.
The Deep End
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #046. I chose pic #1
and here’s my Dectina Refrain.
The Elephant's Trunk 