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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Flash, Mini Story

Uphill Battle

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘scree
. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Silent Night

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 100
words or less using the photo prompt below. I am also
going with Fandango’s Story Starter #222 to provide
my first sentence. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mystery, Short Story

Tres Chic

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #80
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Fantasy, Horror, Poem

Forever Cursed

Written for dVerse Poetics: Hold Onto Your Head!
Today our host Merril invites us to share our version
of the Headless Horseman. This is my contribution.

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Short Story

Weighing The Odds

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
, using the term ‘Pros &
Cons’. Here’s were the prompt took me.

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Mini Story

Gone

Written for Saturday Scribes.
We’re given an image and asked
to write our response in exactly
100 words. Here’s my take.

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Short Story

Flesh And Blood

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story with a character who is sick.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Friday: delight

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘delight
. Here’s my take.

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Short Story

The Arrangement

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #309.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Start Again

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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

An Inconvenience

Written for OLWG #293.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.

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Horror, Short Story

Gonna Make You Burn

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #19
where we’re given today’s prompt.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Poem

A Heavy Price

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #79
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Mini Story

The Bank

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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Miscellaneous, Song

Greenwood, Mississippi

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #053
. I chose pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

Mean Old Man

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#435
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
22 words using the word ‘speak’. Here’s my take.

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Free Verse, Poem

The Song My Paddle Sings

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.

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Miscellaneous

Hand Jive: Follow Up

After X-Rays & MRI

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Fantasy, Mini Story

Prophecy

Today at RDP, our host Martha Kennedy would
like us to share a story, poem, photo, painting, essay,
etc., centered on the word ‘howl’. The image is from

Mike Jackson at Only Murders In My Mind. Here’s my take.

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