Cinquain, Poem

Clap Pat Clap Slap

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #19.
Our inspiration word is β€œnonsense”. 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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Free Verse, Poem

Free As A Bird: Embracing The Panic

Written for Reena’s 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.

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Flash, Mini Story

In Your Dreams

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In” – #306
in exactly 52 words using these five prompt words:
β€˜seal’, β€˜growl’, β€˜allergic’, β€˜haphazard’, and β€˜polka’, and
for Gerry’s & Sue’s β€œWeekly Prompts – The One Day
Prompt” – #17
. Here’s my flash in exactly 52 words.

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Short Story

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.

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Short Story

Life Lessons

Written for RDP Friday: PIANO!
This is my story.

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Limerick, Poem

How The Mighty Have Fallen

Written for RDP Thursday: PRECARIOUS
Today I’ve chosen to write a limerick.

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Short Story

Lying Lips

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandango’s opening line.

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Free Verse, Poem

Faded Memories

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #83
incorporating the word β€œpromises”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.

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Flash, Mini Story

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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Short Story

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 Fandango’s Story
Starter #217
where the opening sentence
is provided.
This is where the prompts and my imagination took me.

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Miscellaneous

Nowhere Man: State Of Mind

Written in response to 9/12/25 Friday Faithfuls

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Cinquain, Flash, Poem

Twenty-Five To Life

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #17.
Our inspiration word is β€œtrap”. I have
 written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2.

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Flash, Mini Story

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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Short Story

To Love And Be Loved

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #305.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Pretty Painted Nails

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#432
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
85 words using the word β€˜eavesdrop’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge –
β€˜lilac’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Into The Woods

Written for Melissa’s Fandango  
Flash Fiction Challenge – #337
.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Invisible

Written for dVerse Poets – Don’t Shoot The Messenger;
or Tolstoy’s 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.

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Flash, Micro Story

Fait Accompli

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #150
– incorporating the word β€˜history’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.

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Poem, Quadrille

So Very Proper

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #231 –
β€œMaking Much Of Poems”
. 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.

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Short Story

City In Ruins

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #73
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Beneath The Surface

Written for Melissa’s Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge – #336
.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.

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Musette, Poem

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
.

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Short Story

That Old Rockin’ Chair’s Got Me

Written for Mark’s Today’s Writing Practice #9
where we’re given photo and written prompts.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Poem

Transformation

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

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Short Story

Tomorrow Never Knows

Written for Sadje’s 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.

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Flash, Mini Story

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. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Poem

Neon Gods

Written for dVerse Poetics: It’s Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Here’s mine.

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Short Story

Back For Blood

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #6
where we’re given today’s prompt.

Also for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word is “window”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Chills In The Night

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #4
where we’re given today’s prompt.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Musing

But I Won’t Do That

Written for John’s writing workshop.
I’ve chosen prompts #3 & 5. Here goes!

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