Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 52 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
tightrope ~ gothic ~ squeamish ~ mannequin ~ violin
Continue reading “High Wire”🐘 Nancy is a storyteller, music blogger, humorist, poet, curveballer, noir dreamer 🐘
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 52 words using the prompt words shown
below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
tightrope ~ gothic ~ squeamish ~ mannequin ~ violin
Continue reading “High Wire”Written for Fandango’s Story Starter
which is shown below.
Here’s where the prompt line took me.
Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about cold winter
as the antagonist. Also for FOWC With
Fandango and the word “shivering”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #047. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
Introduction: More Italians have emigrated to the United States than any other people in Europe. When they first arrived, speaking no English, they learned very quickly the only jobs available to them were in sanitation and construction. They took pride in their work. The resulting cathedrals and skyscrapers dotting Manhattan are testaments to their craftsmanship and determination.

I will not lie; this is not a new piece. It’s been
whittled down from its original 746 words to
250 words for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative using the photo
below as our inspiration. This is my story.