Music Blog

December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)

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 December artist and his song
.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

RDP Thursday: gift

Written for RDP, where bushboy asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€˜giftโ€™.
Thanks Brian! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge

The Great Unwrapping

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#318
, exactly 100 words using the ten prompt words
shown below. In exactly 100 words, hereโ€™s my flash.

armor, fidget, nativity, tambourine, gloss,
windsurf, spelling, bun, pajamas, and lightning

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Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poem

As Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Written for Sadjeโ€™s โ€œWhat Do You Seeโ€ #320.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Wednesday: dwindle

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€˜dwindleโ€™.
Thanks Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Music Blog

Sweet December

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 December artist and his song.

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Poem, Word Prompt

All Snug In Their Beds

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
ย to get creative with the word โ€˜presentโ€™.
Thanks Martha! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Topper

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #456.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

content,
fairy, huge, joyful, look, pretty,
reception, residents,
step, swipe, tinsel, wobble

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Flash, Haiku, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: fluent

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€˜fluentโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Christmas Is….

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #31 where
our inspiration word is โ€œhopeโ€. This is my cinquain.

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Mystery, Short Story

Reparations

Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about the Christmas
holidays where the conflict is something
different from a normal holiday story.

Hereโ€™s were the prompt took me.

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Flash, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: party

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€˜partyโ€™.
Thanks, Punam! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Limerick, Poem, Uncategorized

Santa Magic

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #262
. The prompt
word is โ€˜sleighโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Acrostic, Cinquain, Poem

Green All Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #30 where
our inspiration word is โ€œenvyโ€. Also for Sue &
Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge

and the word โ€œprepareโ€. This is my cinquain.

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Musing, Stream of Consciousness, Uncategorized

RDP Monday: bulb

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word โ€˜bulbโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story

The Empty House

Written for Fandangoโ€™s Story Starter #225.
Hereโ€™s my story, using Fandangoโ€™s teaser.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge

RDP Friday: change

Written for RDP, where Martha Kennedy asks
us to get creative with the word โ€˜changeโ€™.
Thanks, Martha! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Word Challenge

RDP Thursday: broke

Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks  
us to get creative with the word โ€˜brokeโ€™.
 Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Longer Stories

Reindeer Christmas Party

This story is one of several I have written for our
5-year-old granddaughter, Colette, for Christmas.
I canโ€™t wait to read them with her.
Also in response to Missyโ€™s Mad Challenge#069
and for Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – โ€œredโ€.

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Flash, Mini Story

At What Price?

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers!
This is where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Mega-Sales

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #259
. The prompt
word is โ€˜shoppingโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Flash, Poem

RDP Tuesday: illusion

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get ย 
ย creative with the word โ€˜illusionโ€™. Thanks, Martha!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Poem

RDP Monday: multitude

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
 with the word โ€˜multitudeโ€™. Thanks, Heather!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Short Story

Hook, Line and Sinker

Written for Gerry C & Sue Wโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge
. The prompt word this
week is โ€œsocksโ€ and this is my response.

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Flash

The Continuing Adventures of George & Martha, Vol. 7: The Get-Away

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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Movie Blog

Want To Watch A Movie?

This is a movie Bill and I hadnโ€™t heard of before. It’s not the type we usually watch but we were with our two oldest grands (15 & 13) and it was their pick. It was very entertaining and Kurt Russell is always great fun.

Hereโ€™s the skinny: siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce hatch a scheme to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. When the plan goes awry, the kids join forces with a somewhat jolly Saint Nick (Russell) and his loyal elves to save the holiday before it’s too late. Older kids will like this one.

Letโ€™s watch the trailer:

Iโ€™ll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! ๐ŸŽฅ  ๐Ÿฟ ๐Ÿฅค

NARยฉ2024

All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantโ€™s Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARยฉ2017-present.

Flash

Le Bourgeois

Written for Friday Fictioneers where our host Rochelle
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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Short Story

Christmas With Mary

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #394
incorporating the word โ€œberateโ€ in exactly 90 words.
I have also used one of the awesome images by Kevin
at No Theme Thursday. In 90 words, this is my story.

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Movie

Want To Watch A Movie? – Encore

Todayโ€™s movie suggestion comes from our friend SueW; check out her site; itโ€™s a delight. https://nansfarm.net/.

This is a new one for me. Hereโ€™s what IMDB had to say about The Holiday:

Amanda lives in LA and is a movie trailer editor. Iris lives in Surrey and is a journalist. The two decide to swap houses for two weeks at Christmas โ€“ both trying to forget their troubled love lives .โ€ฆ until love finds them anyway.

Well, sounds like my kind of flick and itโ€™s already on my watchlist. I know what we’ll be watching tonight!

Let’s check out the trailer:

Iโ€™ll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! ๐ŸŽฅ  ๐Ÿฟ ๐Ÿฅค

NARยฉ2024

All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantโ€™s Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARยฉ2017-present.

Short Story

Who Could Ask For More

This week at Writing Prompts, Esther has teased us
with the word โ€˜giftsโ€™. Meanwhile, Gerry and Sue
at Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge have
offered up the word โ€˜decorationsโ€™. This is my story.

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