Musing

But I Won’t Do That

Written for John’s writing workshop.
I’ve chosen prompts #3 & 5. Here goes!

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Flash, Haibun, Poem, Prosery

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
β€œTime and the Garden”.
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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Uncategorized

Help! I’m Drowning!

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Short Story

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.

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Flash, Mini Story

The Jerk

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #429
using the word β€˜audacity’,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word β€˜level’.
In exactly 79 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

The Reading

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #148
– using the word β€˜independent’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Feed The Kitty

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #245
. Using the prompt word
‘just’, this is my limerick.

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Music Blog

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.

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

This Driver Sucks!

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In…..?
#300”
– exactly 46 words using the five required
words: β€˜dumbfounded’, β€˜vitamins’, ’waterfall’, β€˜thumb’,
and β€˜garlic’. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

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.

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Cinquain, Poem

Crossroads

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #13.
Our inspiration word is β€œchoices”.
Β Here’s where my thoughts went.

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Poem

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 β€˜wildred’ and here’s where it took me.

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Music Blog

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.

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Short Story

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.

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Poem

Slowly Dying

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #047
. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Short Story

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.

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Limerick

Everything’s Gneiss!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #244
. Using the prompt
word  β€˜rock’, this is my limerick.

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Miscellaneous

Walk This Way

Written for Jim Adams’ Thursday Inspiration #293
where the these is “Walk This Way” Here’s my take.

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Uncategorized

Order Of The Snake

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #428
using the word β€˜sibilant’,
and for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– β€˜circumspection’.
In exactly 35 words, this is my take.

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Dectina Refrain, Poem

The Deep End

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #046
. I chose pic #1
and here’s my Dectina Refrain.

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Music Blog

August Was A Heavy Month

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.Β 
Here’s my featured August artist and his song.

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Short Story

The Archivist

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #71
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Poem, Quadrille

The Great Debate

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #229: Shall We
Jabber On?
Our host, De Jackson, asks us to write
a quadrille using the word β€˜jibber’. Here’s my bit of fun!

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Flash, Mini Story

Rudiarii

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In…..?
#299”
– exactly 70 words using the seven required
words: β€˜scab’, β€˜pilates’, ’teapot’, β€˜gladiator’, β€˜plank’,
β€˜dove’ and β€˜velvet’. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

No Way!

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word
Story Prompt #147
– using the word β€˜shock’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Miscellaneous

Family Reunion

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Music Blog

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where we’re writing about a song
that made a great album opener.
Here’s how the theme inspired me.

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Cinquain, Poem

The Lovers

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #12.
Our inspiration word is β€œwild”.
 Here’s where my thoughts went.

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