Poem

Two Tables

Today at RDP, bushboy asks us to get
 creative with the word ‘feast’. Thanks, Brian!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Fantasy

Cathedral Of Sand

Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #315
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Music Blog

Murder Most Foul

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my November artist and his song.

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Short Story, Wordle

The Family Way

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #732. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
greed, tragedy, despair, presence, walk, calm,
strings, earth, all, spirit, vibrating, and heart.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Dirk Malone, PI: The Ice Princess

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#313
, exactly 61 words using these six prompt
words: ‘baby’, ‘ice-skating’, ‘album’, ‘salad’,
‘fright’, and ‘camera’. Here’s my 61-word flash.

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Flash, Horror, Mystery, Poem, Seventies

RDP Saturday: terror

Today at RDP, Punam asks us to get
 creative with the word ‘terror’. Thanks, Punam!

Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Mini Story

When The Cat’s Away: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #306 – “Alabama”.
 This is my response to the challenge.

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Mini Story

Los Angeles

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
 Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Dirk Malone, PI: The Snitch

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #312,
exactly 77 words using these 7 prompt words:
wishy-washy’, ‘marshmallow’, ‘impound’,
‘eagle’, ‘violin’, ‘balcony’, and ‘roster’.
Here’s my flash in 77 words.

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Short Story

The Confession

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #459.
Our prompt words this week are: front,
thrum, mix, echo, memory, fear, think,
hold, mass, never, ready, and late.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Music Blog

November Air

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my November artist and his song.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Wordle

A Fading Echo

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #731. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
rooted, years, footsteps, creaks, look, stir,
hour, loop, clock, echo, before, and slips.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Haiku, Poem

RDP Monday: flinty

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word ‘flinty’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

Rock Bottom

Written for AI Drabble, a new challenge from
Mike Jackson where there are two main rules:

1) all written work must be exactly 100 words;
2) all written work must be AI generated.
We are provided with a word prompt
and an image.
All ideas/suggestions are mine as interpreted by Claude AI.

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Cinquain, Poem

It Don’t Come Easy

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #25.
Our inspiration word is “fire”.
This is my mirror cinquain.

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Flash, Poem

RDP Saturday: blink

Today at RDP, Punam asks us
to get creative with the word ‘blink’.
Thanks, Punam!  Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Thursday: waver

Today at RDP, leapingtoes asks us
to get creative with the word
‘waver’. Here’s my take.

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Mystery, Short Story

Silent Witness

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #311.
Here’s where the photo prompts took me.

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Poem

RDP Wednesday: regal

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word
‘regal’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Tuesday: explore

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us
to get creative with the word ‘explore’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Poem, Triolet

Blurred Edges

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge
using the word ‘grey/gray’.
The prompt inspired me to write my first triolet.

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Scary Story, Short Story

Haunted Woods

Written for Missy’s MAD Challenge
where we’ve been given the opening
sentences to build on. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Vanishing Act


Rest in Peace, Trent McDonald, Friday Fictioneers

Written for Friday Fictioneers, where our host Rochelle
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Also for
Esther’s Word Prompt which is ‘edge’.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Horror, Short Story

In The Shadows

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #22.
Mark has given us the prompt for this week.
Thanks, Mark! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Pioneer Poem, Poem

Undead: A Pioneer Poem

In a Pioneer Poem, the first words of each line
are the rhyming words. Lines must be 5 syllables
or less.
The last 2 lines are the same as the first
2 lines, written in reverse. Written for Esther’s

Word Prompts with the prompt word ‘edge’,
this is my Pioneer Poem.

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Longer Stories, Scary Story

Caliban O’Doole

Originally written in 2022, this is my take
on a beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.

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Cinquain, Fantasy, Poem

Dark Night

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #23.
Our inspiration word is “tempt”. I have
 written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Wraithwood

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #057
. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Night Stalker

Our gracious host, Rochelle, @ Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in  
100 words or less using the photo prompt below.
 Here’s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Warning Sign

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #81
and the
photo prompt shown below. Also for

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – ‘horoscope’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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