Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘bills’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Inheritance
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 37 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
prophet ~ dungarees ~ swagger ~ castle
Continue reading “Inheritance”Blues in the Night: A Daisy Chain
Written for Bartholomew’s Living Poetry
where we are asked to write a poem using
the words ‘black’, ‘govern’, and ‘solstice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents “An Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a day”.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word ‘solitude’ and for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Lean On Me: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Recipe For Success”
On A Wet Afternoon
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
“my delicious walk in the rain”
“what it is that music is trying to say”
Bellying Up: 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.
Here’s where the image took me.
Slow Embrace: The Endurance Speaks – Old Steam Ships, #3
Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a poem in
the voice of the Arctic Ship SS Endurance.
White Rose: American Cinquain
Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.
Porch Talk
Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
Late Spring Storms: Friday Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
My haiku and image inspired by Jill.
The Last Ride
Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
A Revolting Development
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
Waiting For The Dance
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.
Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 –
“Love Is Like Oxygen”. Here’s my response.
The Waiting Game
Written for Living Poetry where
Bartholomew asks us to write
a poem with the theme ‘patient’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
la luna e il lupo
Written for dVerse Poet’s Pub – Unpunctuated,
where our host, Melissa, asks us to write a poem
sans punctuation. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac
Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery
of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.
“The hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.” From the poem “On a View of
Pasadena from the Hills” by Yvor Winters.
RDP Wednesday: foliage
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “foliage”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Big Pretender: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.
tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~ hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liar
From The Other Side
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.
Black On Black
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
crow ~ window ~ near ~ time ~ expect ~ flight
message ~ begin ~ stars ~ regret ~ smart ~ dark
Montauk: At the Edge of Everything
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Yvette
asks us to write a syllabic poem based on the theme
“It’s Vacation Time!” This is my shadorma.
The Weight of Silence
Story inspired by a photo by Crispina Kemp.
I created the plot based on true characters.
Slippity Doo Dah!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘jelly’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Missing Her
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where
she asks us to get creative in exactly 50 words using
the word ‘abacus’ and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts – Colour Challenge – blue
Here’s where the prompts took me.
The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 –
“To Love Somebody”. Here’s my response.
The Forgotten Door
Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.
High Wire
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 52 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
tightrope ~ gothic ~ squeamish ~ mannequin ~ violin
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