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Sitting In Judgement

Sammi at Weekend Writing Prompt #431
asks us to be creative with the word โ€œcromulentโ€
in exactly 45 words. Maybe this image from Christine at
Simply 6 Minutes will be my inspiration. Hereโ€™s my story.

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Music Blog

Sealed With A Kiss

This week at Glyn Wiltonโ€™s Mixed Music Bag,
heโ€™s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Hereโ€™s my September artist and his song.

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Flash, Micro Story

In Your Face

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #149
โ€“ incorporating the word โ€˜lifeโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Seraphina & Mick

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #247
. Using the prompt
wordย  โ€˜spellโ€™, this is my limerick.

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Uncategorized

Unanswerable Questions

A little holiday fun!

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Flash, Micro Story

Bait And Switch

Written for Estherโ€™s Can You Tell A Story In – #302
in exactly 35 words using these four prompt
words: โ€˜couponโ€™, โ€˜lakeโ€™, โ€˜puppetโ€™, and โ€˜tubaโ€™.
In 35 words, hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Music Blog

Everybody Knows

Written for Song Lyric Sunday where
todayโ€™s theme is philosophical songs.
Hereโ€™s how the theme inspired me.

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Musing, Short Story

Hold On Tight

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story from the perspective of a blind person.

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Miscellaneous

Did You Know?

What was the first toy advertised on TV? 

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Short Story

Tomorrow Never Knows

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #303.
Some of you have read this, originally written
several years ago as I recounted a true story
about events experienced by me in the hospital

after surgery. The hallucinations were
very real and I remember every detail.

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Poem

When The Storm Rolls In

Written for Estherโ€™s Writing Prompts #80
incorporating the word โ€œstrikeโ€, and for the

image from Mark @ Today’s Writing Practice.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts led me.

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Poem

Nature’s Chain

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s
Creative Challenge #049
. I chose pic #4
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

The Boyfriend

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. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Ribbit!

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #246
incorporating
the word โ€˜singโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Music Blog, Musing

Hold Me Tight

Written for Thursday Inspiration #295 โ€“
โ€œWhat I Like About You
โ€
. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Cinquain, Poem

Rise Up!

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #15.
Our inspiration word is โ€œthriveโ€. 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.

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Poem, Quadrille

Who Let The Dogs Out?

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #230 –
โ€œLetโ€™s Kick Up A Rumpus!โ€
Our host Kim
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44
words, one of which must be the word
โ€œrumpusโ€. What fun! Hereโ€™s my quadrille.

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Flash, Micro Story

Lover, Come Back!

Sammi asks us to be creative with the word
โ€œumbrellaโ€ in exactly 24 words while Gerry &
Sue
want us to include the word โ€œburgeoningโ€.
Maybe this timely image from Mike at OMIMM
will inspire me. Hereโ€™s where my thoughts went.

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Music Blog

August: Rilo Kiley

This week at Glyn Wiltonโ€™s Mixed Music Bag,
heโ€™s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Hereโ€™s my featured August artist and their song.

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Poem

Neon Gods

Written for dVerse Poetics: Itโ€™s Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Hereโ€™s mine.

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Cinquain, Poem, Uncategorized

Out Of Control

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #14.
Our inspiration word is โ€œcontrolโ€. 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

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Short Story

Back For Blood

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #6
where weโ€™re given todayโ€™s prompt.

Also for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word is “window”.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Chills In The Night

Written for Todayโ€™s Writing Practice #4
where weโ€™re given todayโ€™s prompt.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Video Zombie Apocalypse

Esther asks us to write a story in exactly 51 words
and she wants us to include these words: โ€˜roadworksโ€™,
โ€˜millipedeโ€™, โ€˜beerโ€™, โ€˜Wi-Fiโ€™, โ€˜tarotโ€™ and โ€˜scarfโ€™. This should
be interesting! Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Music Blog

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.

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Musing

But I Won’t Do That

Written for Johnโ€™s writing workshop.
Iโ€™ve chosen prompts #3 & 5. Here goes!

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Flash, Haibun, Poem, Prosery

In Papa’s Garden

Written for dVerse Poets Prosery: Yvorโ€™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
โ€œTime and the Gardenโ€.
Here is my haibun.

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Miscellaneous

Did You Know?

You are getting very sleepy……

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

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. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Help! I’m Drowning!

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