Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Montauk: At the Edge of Everything

Written for Tanka Tuesday where Yvette
asks us to write a syllabic poem based on the theme

“It’s Vacation Time!” This is my shadorma.

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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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Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Soleful Tale

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Deanna who asks us to
incorporate a nursery rhyme character into
our poem. Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

RDP Wednesday: fountain

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

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Haibun, Poetry, Shadorma, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

A Jelly Jar of Stars

Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme “East Meets West”. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with
one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.

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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, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Wordle, Writing Prompts

Before The Fever Breaks

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

dream ~ touch ~ kind ~ calm ~ forehead ~ hand
cool ~
shared ~ picture ~ cheer ~ want ~ before

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Free Verse, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Family

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 16
words using the prompt word ‘cherish’.
Here’s where the prompt 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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Free Verse, Poetry

Atlantic Crossing

Written for dVerse Poets Pub
Open Link Night hosted by Grace.

For my grandparents, parents, and all
brave immigrants following their dreams.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Backyard Chronicles

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.

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

Going To The Game

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille –
This One’s Gone To The Dogs! The
challenge cooked up by De Jackson is to
write a 44 word poem with the word ‘dog’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

Wall Of Black

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 53
words using the prompt word ‘thunderstorm’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Photo Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

The Seventeenth Shelf

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See
and for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write about a hunt or a search.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Fantasy, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Going Home

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Mama, I’m Coming Home

Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
Special Awareness Events
This is my response to the challenge.

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Golden Shovel, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Restless

Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Poetry Form:
Golden Shovel. The line I have chosen can be
seen below. Grace is our host and this is my poem.

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Gathering

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Poetry, Tanka, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Same Day, Different Years

Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, has asked us to write a syllabic poem
of our choosing on the subject of sisterly love.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Literary Quote, Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Writing Prompts

Emergency Room

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Anger is what we feel when
we’re helpless” from ‘Cilka’s Journey’ by
Heather Morris. This is my response.

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Music Blog, Song, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Family Matters

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“You Can’t Pick Your Relatives”
This is my response to the challenge.

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Continuing Story, Original Series, Recurring Character, Short Story

Housecalls – Part 6: Unknown Memories

For a refresher, you can read Part 5 HERE.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: calorie

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

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Breakfast Club

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.

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Short Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Shape On The Water

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts  
Weekend Challenge
– “invasive”. Also for
a few of Fandango’s FOWCs and his prompt
words “prepared”, “vessel”, “intensify”, and
“overnight”. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: showers

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

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

Lemon and Salt

Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.

This is where the prompt took me.

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Mini Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

December 10, 1977

Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge #086.
The prompt appears below. Here’s my take.

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

Up All Night: A Dirk Malone Story

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

mind, visit, thinking, creature, exists, criminal,
know, dirt, walk, head, writer, and rumbles

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

In Time

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

cold, day, father, held, just, known,
rain, resolve, six, small, time, and renew

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