Short Story, Word Challenge, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Orchard Street, NYC, 1906

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.

fright ~ runner ~ potatoes ~ road ~ drifting ~ twisted
pinch ~ glassy ~ prickled ~ neck ~ shifted ~ still

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Abuela’s Advice

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

late ~ high ~ sugar ~ waste ~ thinking ~ silly
rough ~ eventually ~ allow ~ shy ~ coax ~ surprise

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation

Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents “An Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a day”.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.

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Phrase Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

On A Wet Afternoon

Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Artie who has
suggested prompt lines for our poem.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

“my delicious walk in the rain”
“what it is that music is trying to say”

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Continuing Series, Free Verse, Photo Prompt, Poetry

Slow Embrace: The Endurance Speaks – Old Steam Ships, #3

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a poem in
the voice of the Arctic Ship SS Endurance.

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Literary Quote, Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Porch Talk

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.

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Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Last Ride

Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.

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Short Story, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Pinotage: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #327 –
“Love Is Like Oxygen”. Here’s my response.

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Mini Story, Noir, Original Series, Recurring Character, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Big Pretender: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.

tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~
hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liar 

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Haibun, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

From The Other Side

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Black On Black

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

crow ~ window ~ near ~ time ~ expect ~ flight
message ~ begin ~ stars ~ regret ~ smart ~ dark

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Mystery, Photo Prompt, Short Story

The Weight of Silence

Story inspired by a photo by Crispina Kemp.
I created the plot based on true characters.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Missing Her

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt where
she asks us to get creative in exactly 50 words using
the word ‘abacus’ and for Sue & Gerry’s

Weekly Prompts – Colour Challenge – blue
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mini Story, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Space She Left Behind: A Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #326 –
“To Love Somebody”. Here’s my response.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

High Wire

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

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge

The House That Healed

When I saw this photo on Brian’s site,
Bushboy’s World, I knew I wanted to
write something. Here it is. Thanks to
Brian for the use of his wonderful photo.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Theme Prompt

The Last Evening – May 29, 1914

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, I have written a
fictionalized
account of Laurence Irving, an English dramatist
and actor, and his actress wife, Mabel Hackney.
They were two actual passengers aboard the
RMS Empress of Ireland and this is their story.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Into The Forge

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

sandy ~ numerous ~ cane ~ idea ~ long ~ looking
little ~ keep ~ supper ~ property ~ danger ~ gear

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Mystery, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Remember

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.

kindle ~ risk ~ dig ~ until ~ differing ~ chill
spin ~ waning ~ ghost ~ softly ~ alone ~ know

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Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Devil’s Due

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday –
“Toot Toot” hosted by Lisa who invites us to
get creative with the word ‘horn’ in just 44
words. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

AI Challenge: My Story

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge
using this image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.

Caveat: This is not fiction

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Literary Quote, Longer Stories, Phrase Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Embers

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing – “dreams can be such dangerous
things: they smolder, and sometimes consume us
completely” from ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ by
Arthur Golden. This is my response.

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Monologue, Short Story

The Lifeboat – April 10, 1968

Inspired by a new blog called ‘Old Steam Ships’
by our friend, Max, this is a
fictionalized account
in the voice of Tom Dartford, Quartermaster
of the New Zealand ferry, TEV Wahine.

Please show support for Max’s new endeavor
by checking out his blog. Thank you!

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Willkommen!

Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story inspired Robbie Cheadle’s
photo of the Kit Kat Club located on Northumberland Ave.
in London. Imagine yourself in 1940s Berlin looking for
 a night out and a way to forget the war for one night.

Here’s where the image took me. Won’t you join me?

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Longer Stories, Phrase Prompt, Word Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Last Laugh

Written for “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Shadow Man

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mystery, Noir, Original Series, Recurring Character, Short Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

The Big Sigh: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where they took me.

sighs ~ siren ~ knocking ~ still ~ centered ~ lost
slip ~
doors ~ true ~ screams ~ beneath ~ curse

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Fantasy, Mini Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: portrait

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “portrait”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Golden Hour

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
word ‘expressive’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Showing Up

Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where we are taking a rather broad look at
AGE-ING, and the relationship between
generations. This is my story.

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