Written for OLWG #407. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.
Tag: Drama
Punta Cana
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.
Summer Fling
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #404
using the word βtarnishβ. In 55 words, this is my flash.
The Facade
Written for OLWG #406.
The three prompts are shown below.
Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction;
it is not about me and my husband.
The only parallel is the death of my
husband’s identical twin on April 2, 2024.
This is a look at what might have been.
And The Band Played On
Today I have reprised a story from 2018.
Rewritten for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.
Smoking And Other Cravings
A few of you may remember this from
years ago; to my new readers, welcome
to the jungle. Reworked and rewritten
for OLWG #404. The three prompts
are shown below. This is my story.
The Dreamers
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.
Just Below The Surface
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.
Words Of Love
Written for OLWG #404. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.
This is a work of fiction, not a political statement.
Slow Dancing
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.
The Writing’s On The Wall
Written for OLWG #403. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.
Of All The Days!
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #400,
prompt word βutterβ; Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts β
The One-Day Prompt; David Stewart’s Muse on Monday;
FOWC βdisorderβ, FOWC βhateβ, FOWC βglanceβ
and FOWC βreluctanceβ. In 92 words, this is my story.
Don’t Look Away
Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #122.
This weekβs prompt word is βstruggleβ.
Here is my 6 word flash.
Palisades Park
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.
My Native Land
Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #121.
This weekβs prompt word is βgriefβ. I am also
using one of Kevin’s great images from
The Beginning At Last. Here is my 6 word story.
El Paso
Written for OLWG #401-OjΓnaga. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. I have also used one of
Kevin’s great graphics from The Beginning At Last.
This my story.
The Little Woman
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.
Bones Of Steel
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.
Not My Kid
Written for OLWG #399, our three prompts
for this week are shown below. This my story.
Our House
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.
Ever Green
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt #396
where we are asked to use the word βbeleaguerβ.
In exactly 40 words, this is my flash.
The Rift
Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #118.
This weekβs prompt word is βbeginningsβ. Here is my 6 word story.
Just What I Needed
Written for OLWG #398, our three prompts
for this week are listed below. This my story.
Want To Watch A Movie?
Finally we have arrived at my favorite Christmas movie of all .β¦ a grand old B&W from 1947 called The Bishopβs Wife starring the dashing Cary Grant, the exquisite Loretta Young and the suave David Niven. This is the plot:
A debonair angel named Dudley (Cary Grant) comes to earth to help Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) and his wife (Loretta Young) in their quest to raise money to build a new cathedral. Henry is skeptical, then annoyed when Dudley ingratiates himself into the household as his assistant — and worse, wins the attention of Henry’s long-suffering and kindly wife. When Dudley continues to intervene in Henry’s struggles, the bishop decides to challenge heaven.
This movie pushes all the right buttons; itβs charming, inspiring, melancholy, exciting and funny (the ice skating scenes had me LOL!).
Hereβs something I learned after watching the movie: Cary Grant was originally cast as the bishop and David Niven as the angel. One day while going over their lines, Grant and Niven (who were also great friends) thought they were better suited for each otherβs roles. The actors voiced their opinion to the director who decided to switch the characters. I canβt imagine the movie turning out as good as it did if the two actors hadnβt switched roles.
Here’s the trailer:
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
For The Right Price
Written for OLWG #397.
Our three prompts appear below.
This is my flash.
Want To Watch A Movie?
Every Christmas (and Easter), I like to get in at least one Bible movie. I have been enthralled by these movies since I was a child and they still hold a powerful message for me. The Nativity Story (2006) is a drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Josephβs life when they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
In Nazareth, teenager Mary is betrothed to the local carpenter, Joseph. Mary is visited by an angel and told that she will fulfill a prophecy and as a virgin give birth to God’s son. Mary’s pregnancy brings her the scorn of the community and Joseph struggles to believe her seemingly outlandish story. Meanwhile, a census forces every man and his family to return to his place of birth. Joseph and Mary set out on a long and arduous journey to Bethlehem …. and danger is with them the entire way.
Here’s the trailer:
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
Afternoons With Tom
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.
Gone Fishing
Want To Watch A Movie?
Bill and I watched this beautifully bittersweet movie last night. We knew nothing about this 2023 film except for the brief description below; we were sold after watching the trailer. Paul Giamatti is an excellent actor and his performance was impeccable. There were some award-winning insults and one-liners delivered with great aplomb. If youβre looking for a lighthearted romcom, this is not for you. We enjoyed this one a lot and highly recommend it.
The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them …. a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa) …. and with the school’s head cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Letβs watch the trailer.
Iβll save you a seat. Enjoy the movie! π₯ πΏ π₯€
NARΒ©2024
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy ~ The Sicilian Storyteller, Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
A Dangerous Profession: Conclusion
Written for OLWG, FOWC and
Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge.
This is the conclusion to my story.
The Elephant's Trunk 