Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Prose, Short Prose, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Into the Arroyos: In the Style of Jack Kerouac

Written for dVerse Prosery: A View from the Hills.
Our host, Sanaa, asks us to write a piece of prosery

of up to 144 words, including the line shown below.
This is where the prompt took me.

“The hills so dry, so dense the underbrush, that
where I pushed my way the giant hush was changed
to soft explosions.” From the poem “On a View of
Pasadena from the Hills” by Yvor Winters.

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Poem, Waltmarie

Tuesday’s Child: A Waltmarie

Written for dVerse Poets Meet At the Bar:
The Poetry of Names
. Just last week
the theme at Song Lyric Sunday was
songs that feature our names.
This is my Waltmarie.*

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Ovi Poem

Pull Up A Chair

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #78.
This week’s inspiration word is
“temptation”. This is my
ovi.

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Short Story

The Continuing Adventures of George and Martha, Vol. 3: Chicken Scratch

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are asked to get
creative in 250 words or less using this photo as inspiration.
Here is my story. If you would like to read previous adventures
of George and Martha, you may click here and here.

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