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Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word this week is ‘voice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #23
where Robbie invites us to write a syllabic poem using
an implied metaphor. The metaphor I chose is
“my dogs are barking”. Here’s my tanka.
Written for Fandango’s Flashback Friday
– August 1st. Fandango asks us to share something
from the past written on this date. Here’s one from 2022.
Written for Thursday Inspiration #291 –
“Heartache Tonight”. Here’s my 2¢ worth.
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 and here’s where the photo took me.
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #242. Using the prompt
word ‘cells’, this is my limerick.
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six
Word Story Prompt #145 – ‘heal’.
Here’s where my imagination went.
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 final artist for July and his song.
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #228. Our host
Mish asks us – just for the halibut – to write a quadrille
using the word ‘fish’ in any configuration. Recalling
the many stories about my husband and his identical
twin fishing with their Pops, this is my quadrille.
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #69 and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts The
One Day Prompt #15 . This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is where my imagination went.
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #10.
Our inspiration word is “treasure”.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #426 using the word ‘plethora’;
in exactly 67 words, this is my take.
Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where we’re writing about a song
that became the title of an album.
Here’s how the theme inspired me.
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#297” – exactly 41 words using the five required
prompts: ‘balloon’, ‘fancy’, ‘trance’, ‘satchel’,
and ‘monkey’. Also for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly
Prompts The One Day Prompt #15.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #68. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is where the photo took me.
Written for The Unicorn Challenge.
This is my 102nd and final story.
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 and this
is where the photo took me.
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #425 using the word ‘lagoon’,
with inspiration from a great image
by Kevin @ No Theme Thursday.
In exactly 48 words, this is my take.
Written for dVerse ~ Poet’s Pub: Who Has A Sweet~Tooth?
Our host Lillian asks us to write a poem using candy
names. This is my sweet~tooth inspired haibun.
Written for dVerse Prosery: Walcott’s Dark August.
Our host Kim asks us to write a piece of flash fiction
of up to or exactly 144 words, including the line shown
below by Derek Walcott. Here’s where his line took me.
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly
Prompts Weekend Challenge, using
the phrase ‘back to front’.
Here’s were the prompt took me.
Written for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #330.
Here’s where the photo took me.
We have some big news, Al!
Are you ready or what?
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 July artist and his song.
Rest In Peace, Ozzy. You brought so much into our lives and there will never be anyone like you ever again. We’ll miss you, man. You’ll never be forgotten. 🤘🏼 🖤
This is a clip from Ozzy’s final performance.
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Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #241. Using the prompt
word ‘rich’, this is my limerick.
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #043. I chose pic #2.
This etheree is where the image took me.
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt 9.
Our inspiration word is “brave”.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Written for W3 Prompt #168: Wea’ve Written Weekly
where David invites us to write about old-time wonders –
where cogs spin, gears click, and imaginations run on steam.
Here’s where my imagination took me.
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