Continuing Series, Original Series, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge

Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah

Inspired by Max’s blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.

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Continuing Series, Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poetry

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.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge

The House That Healed

When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboy’s World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt

The Last Evening – May 29, 1914

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a
fictionalized
account of Laurence Irving, an English dramatist
and actor, and his actress wife, Mabel Hackney.
They were two actual passengers aboard the
RMS Empress of Ireland and this is their story.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Into The Forge

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

sandy ~ numerous ~ cane ~ idea ~ long ~ looking
little ~ keep ~ supper ~ property ~ danger ~ gear

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Monologue, Short Story

The Lifeboat – April 10, 1968

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, this is a
fictionalized account
in the voice of Tom Dartford, Quartermaster
of the New Zealand ferry, TEV Wahine.

Please show support for Max’s new endeavor
by checking out his blog. Thank you!

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Ghost Light

Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story to accompany an image of
a historic theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon by Darlene Foster.

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