Written for dVerse Poetics: Dipping Our
Poetic Paddles. Truedessa invites us to travel
around the river’s bend listening for the songs
that our paddle sings. This is my contribution.
Tag: Drama
Hand Jive: Follow Up
After X-Rays & MRI
Continue reading “Hand Jive: Follow Up”Prophecy
Today at RDP, our host Martha Kennedy would
like us to share a story, poem, photo, painting, essay,
etc., centered on the word βhowlβ. The image is from
Mike Jackson at Only Murders In My Mind. Hereβs my take.
Clap Pat Clap Slap
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #19.
Our inspiration word is βnonsenseβ. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 β 4 β 6 β 8 β 2 β 2 β 8 β 6 β 4 β 2.
Free As A Bird: Embracing The Panic
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge #400
where we are invited to choose a bird and divination
from An Almanac of Birds: 100 Divinations. This is my
true poem about learning to deal with panic attacks.
In Your Dreams
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ – #306
in exactly 52 words using these five prompt words:
βsealβ, βgrowlβ, βallergicβ, βhaphazardβ, and βpolkaβ, and
for Gerryβs & Sueβs βWeekly Prompts – The One Day
Promptβ – #17. Hereβs my flash in exactly 52 words.
First Light Of Dawn
Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about baking late at night.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Life Lessons
Written for RDP Friday: PIANO!
This is my story.
How The Mighty Have Fallen
Written for RDP Thursday: PRECARIOUS
Today Iβve chosen to write a limerick.
Lying Lips
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandangoβs opening line.
Faded Memories
Written for Estherβs Writing Prompts #83
incorporating the word βpromisesβ.
Hereβs where the prompt led me.
The Vicar
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Hereβs where the photo took me.
Revelation
Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about our MC having an epiphany
at the beginning. Also written for Fandangoβs Story
Starter #217 where the opening sentence is provided.
This is where the prompts and my imagination took me.
Nowhere Man: State Of Mind
Written in response to 9/12/25 Friday Faithfuls
Continue reading “Nowhere Man: State Of Mind”Twenty-Five To Life
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #17.
Our inspiration word is βtrapβ. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 β 4 β 6 β 8 β 2 β 8 β 6 β 4 β 2.
The Wet Basement
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Hereβs where the photo took me.
To Love And Be Loved
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See #305.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Pretty Painted Nails
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
#432 where weβre asked to be creative in exactly
85 words using the word βeavesdropβ. Also for
Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge β
βlilacβ. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Into The Woods
Written for Melissaβs Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #337.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Invisible
Written for dVerse Poets β Donβt Shoot The Messenger;
or Tolstoyβs Birthday. Our host Melissa from Mom With A Blog
invites us to choose one of the quotes from a work by
Leo Tolstoy that resonates with us and write a poem
about the time(s) our actions aligned with the chosen quote.
This is the Tolstoy quote I used with my poem following.
Fait Accompli
Written for Shwetaβs Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #150 β incorporating the word βhistoryβ.
Hereβs where the prompt word took me.
So Very Proper
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #231 –
βMaking Much Of Poemsβ. Our host De Jackson
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44 words,
incorporating the word ‘much’ or a form of the word.
This is my quadrille.
City In Ruins
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #73 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Beneath The Surface
Written for Melissaβs Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #336.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
Go Gently: A Musette For Jim
Originally written in April, 2024 after the
sudden death of my husband’s identical twin,
I have brought this back for Reena’s Xploration
Challenge #397 – Creative Experiments and More.
That Old Rockin’ Chair’s Got Me
Written for Mark’s Todayβs Writing Practice #9
where weβre given photo and written prompts.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Transformation
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #74 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Tomorrow Never Knows
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See #303.
Some of you have read this, originally written
several years ago as I recounted a true story
about events experienced by me in the hospital
after surgery. The hallucinations were
very real and I remember every detail.
The Boyfriend
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Hereβs where the photo took me.
Neon Gods
Written for dVerse Poetics: Itβs Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Hereβs mine.
