Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In 52 words, hereβs my flash.
disguise ~ cherish ~ waterfall ~ boogie ~ draw
Continue reading “Get Down Tonight!”π Nancy is a storyteller, music blogger, humorist, poet, curveballer, noir dreamer π
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In 52 words, hereβs my flash.
disguise ~ cherish ~ waterfall ~ boogie ~ draw
Continue reading “Get Down Tonight!”Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 56 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 56 words, hereβs my flash.
hyena ~ chemist ~ mobile ~ jive ~ cheesecake
Continue reading “Weird Science”Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #268. The prompt
word is βnightβ. This is my limerick.
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
#452 where weβre asked to be creative in
exactly 72 words using the word βletterβ.
Also for FOWC With Fandango, using the
word βjiveβ. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
The prompt word is βscandalousβ;
this is my take.
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #263. The prompt
word is βhollyβ. This is my limerick.
Written for dVerse Quadrille #235 β Take Your Poem
For A Whirl Around The Block! Our host De Jackson,
aka WhimsyGizmo, invites us to pen a poem of precisely
44 words, using a form of the word βwhirlβ. This is my quad.
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt β #83.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #255. The prompt
word is βdustβ. This is my limerick.
Written for Friday Faithfuls
Dance Like No One Is Watching.
These are my thoughts.
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday.
The prompt word is βindigoβ; this is my quadrille.
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we
are urged to get creative in 250 words or less. The
photo below is our inspiration and this is my story.
Written for Estherβs “Can You Tell A Story In…” #272
exactly 38 words using these four required words:
βhullabalooβ, βqueueβ, βslugβ and βbeamβ.
This is my 38 word story.
TRIGGER WARNING: I KNOW, IT’S A SNAIL! SUE ME!
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK
TO TRAIN THAT SUCKER TO DO THIS?!
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #215:
βReady For Liftoffβ. Our host De Jackson,
aka WhimsyGizmo, invites us to βpen a
pithy poem of just 44 words, including
some semblance of the word LIFTβ.
This is my quadrille.
Sometimes you see an image
and you know itβs perfect for your story.
This is Kevin’s pic from No Theme Thursday: 10.17.24
and here is my story.
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #207 Spin Cycle

Hold my hand, honey
and take me for a spin
Twirl me βround the dance floor
Iβm loving the spin Iβm in
Whisper those sweet nothings, baby
send shivers up my spine
and make my head spin, lover
tonight I’m gonna make you mine
NARΒ©2024
44 Words
This is βThat Old Black Magicβ by Louis Prima and Keely Smith, the Heppest of the Hep!
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