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

RDP Saturday: bashful

Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words “bashful”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Sunday Gravy

Written for Poetics Tuesday: Comfort Food,
hosted  by our friend, Punam, who asks us
to write a poem focusing on food. This is
my response, dedicated to my mother.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Saturday: book club

Written for RDP where Punam asks us to
get creative with the words “book club”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Ooh, That Smell!

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick
. The prompt word
is ‘bath’ and this is my limerick.

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

The Will

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle.
The prompt words are shown below.

Here’s where they took me.


default,
family, generations, glue, memories,
miss, welcomed, loved, accepted, included, and divorce

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Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Married To The Mob

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

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Short Story, Flash, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

For Nina

Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write a story about being
stuck in traffic. Here’s my response.

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Photo Prompt, Phrase Prompt, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Grafton

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter #237.
The image I used is courtesy of  Brian Dodd at
Bushboys World. Please check out his amazing
site. Here’s my story with Fan’s prompt line.

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Continuing Story, Short Story

Housecalls – Part 4: What Was Inside

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Echo Poem, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Her Greatest Gift

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly
where O’Nika asks us to write an echo
poem* about a significant “first” in life.
Thanks for the prompt, O’Nika & David!

I have chosen to write about a first grandchild.

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Informative, Micro Story, Trivia

March Forth!

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Saturday: critters

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

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: symmetry

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

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Flash, Mini Story, Phrase Prompt, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Look Of Love

Written for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s my story, using Fan’s prompt line:

It had never entered Richard’s mind that his son
was not his own blood.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Fabric Of Life

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

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Mystery, Short Story

Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind

You may read Part 2 HERE.

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Mini Story, Musing, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Thursday: gregarious

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

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Mystery, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Writing Exercise, Writing Prompts

The Locket

“It’s Story Time” and Jolene has given us
four prompts to work with (see below).
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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