Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
heat, concern, rush, dug, imagine, elderly,
provide, work, box, digital, drop, halt
Tag: Family
RDP Tuesday: Summer Memories
Today at RDP, Martha asks us
to share summer memories.
Big Blue
At Great Minds Think, Sarah & Rohini
offer up βThe Object Speaks Challengeβ
where we are invited to give a voice to
the objects we usually overlook. This
is a rewrite of a story I wrote in 2023.
Just Like Heaven
Written for FOWC with Fandango.
with the prompt word βearthquakeβ
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘stop’.
To Beach Or Not To Beach
Written for Living Poetry where
weβre asked to write a beach poem.
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems β 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Hereβs my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
Promised Land: Fire & Water – From Mount Breckan to SS Waratah
Inspired by Maxβs blog called βOld Steam Shipsβ.
This is my fiction story combined with facts about
four passengers on board the doomed SS Waratah.
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
Inheritance
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 37 words using the prompt words shown
below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
prophet ~ dungarees ~ swagger ~ castle
Continue reading “Inheritance”What the Walls Kept Out: An Impossible Situation
Written for Great Minds Think Friday Challenge
where Rohini presents βAn Impossible Situation:
Everyone hears their ancestors voices for a dayβ.
My story is about the brother I never got to know.
Porch Talk
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge.
I have combined two quotes into one piece;
They are shown below. This is my story.
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.
Missing Her
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt where
she asks us to get creative in exactly 50 words using
the word βabacus’ and for Sue & Gerryβs
Weekly Prompts β Colour Challenge – blue
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
A Soleful Tale
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Deanna who asks us to
incorporate a nursery rhyme character into
our poem. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
RDP Wednesday: fountain
Written for RDP, where segoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word βfountainβ.
Thanks, Heather! Hereβs where the prompt took me.
A Jelly Jar of Stars
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme βEast Meets Westβ. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.
Last Laugh
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; hereβs where they took me.
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
Family
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 16
words using the prompt word βcherishβ.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Showing Up
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge,
where we are taking a rather broad look at
AGE-ING, and the relationship between
generations. This is my story.
Atlantic Crossing
Written for dVerse Poets Pub –
Open Link Night hosted by Grace.
For my grandparents, parents, and all
brave immigrants following their dreams.
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.
Going To The Game
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille β
This Oneβs Gone To The Dogs! The
challenge cooked up by De Jackson is to
write a 44 word poem with the word βdogβ.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Wall Of Black
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 53
words using the prompt word βthunderstormβ.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Seventeenth Shelf
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See
and for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write about a hunt or a search.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
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.
Mama, I’m Coming Home
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βSpecial Awareness Eventsβ
This is my response to the challenge.
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.
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.
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.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 