Clerihew, Poem

Breaking News

Written for dVerse Poets Pub
Complaint, A Poem of Lament
This is my Clerihew

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Short Story

Sunday Morning With Carlo & Marie

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Dectina Refrain, Poem

Nature’s Buffet

Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompts.
Inspirations appear below. This is my Dectina Refrain.

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Short Story

No Way Out

Written for OLWG #408. The three prompt
phrases are shown below. This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

The Argument

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Musing

I’m OK, You’re OK

Written for Jim’s Thursday Inspiration #27
‘Daddy, Where Did I Come From?’
Our inspiration is ‘green’. Here’s my spin on things.

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Music Blog

March, the Mad Scientist

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 March artists and their song.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Star Child

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Challenge #128.
The prompt this week is “dream”. Here is my 6 word story.

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Poem, Quadrille

Hoots Mon

Written for dVerse Poets – Quadrille #219
A Poetic Hootenanny
. Our inspiration this week
is “hoot”. This is my hootenanny quadrille.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 3.12.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic
“Say, Al! Did you know Tom Hanks has been
in more than 80 movies and you’ve only been
in 15? What do you think about that?”

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Limerick

Swamp-A-Palooza: A Limerick

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #277
Exactly 40 words including the five required prompts:
‘hammock’, ‘playboy’, ‘alligator’, ‘bassoon’ and ‘tender’.
This is my 40 word very short story in limerick form.

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Short Story

The Last Violin

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
(important) and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
(fragile). This is my response,
originally written in 2017, my 1st year blogging.

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Ovi Poem

Carpe Diem: An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #90.
This week’s inspiration is “opportunity”.

Keeping with the year’s theme of positivity,
this is my Ovi.

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Uncategorized

A to Z Challenge

The A-Z Challenge is coming up soon and this is the first year I’m participating. My theme is a topic near and dear to my heart, something I blog about often: the world of entertainment, in particular music and film. I’m excited! Watch for my first post in April; a very special friend is preparing a custom-made logo for my theme as we speak!

Stay tuned!

NAR©2025

All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy’s Notes 🖊️🎶, The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephant’s Trunk, The Rhythm Section, et al., and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.

Etheree, Poem

Until Love: A Reverse Etheree

Written for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompts.
Prompt words appear below.

This is my reverse etheree.

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Flash, Very Short Story

911

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #406
using the word “decisive”. In 39 words, this is my flash.

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Music Blog, Seventies

The Story of Youngblood Priest

Written for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday
post ‘Get Over It Day’. This is my song.

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Poem, Waltmarie

Tuesday’s Child: A Waltmarie

Written for dVerse Poets Meet At the Bar:
The Poetry of Names
. Just last week
the theme at Song Lyric Sunday was
songs that feature our names.
This is my Waltmarie.*

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Musing

We Can Dance

Written for Friday Faithfuls
Dance Like No One Is Watching
.
These are my thoughts.

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Short Story

The Sentinel

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.

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Flash

The Thing

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Miscellaneous

To Tell The Truth

Written for Kymber’s Get To Know You #55.
What Are Two Truths And A Lie?
Here’s my response
.

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Music Blog

Let’s Get It On

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 March artists and their song.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Happy Together

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #405
using the word “gallant”. In 27 words, this is my story.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday 3.5.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! Someone told me you directed the
music for your recording of ‘Jurassic Park’.
That’s amazing! Can you give us a sample

of your crazy-good conducting skills?”

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Haibun, Poem

Night of the Lepus: A Haibun

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 3-3-25.
Our inspiration this week is “March Madness”.
This is my haibun.

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Miscellaneous

Stuck

Sadje asks us What Do You See?
in the image below. This is my response.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Cry Me A River

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Challenge #126.
I have also used one of the great images by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday. This week’s prompt word is
“hopeless”. Here is my 6 word very short story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Out Cold

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..? #276
exactly 24 words using the three required prompt words:
‘minibar’, ‘squeamish’, and ‘anagram’. This is my 24 word story.

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Short Story

The Stain

Written for OLWG #407. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.

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