Written for RDP where Punam’s word of the day
is ‘chimera’ and for Sue and Gerry’s Weekly Prompt –
The One Day Prompt. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Tag: Family
The Negotiator
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge #348 using the photo below as our
inspiration. Here’s where the photo took me.
Novembre
This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Here’s my November artist and her song.
RDP sunday: quit
Today at RDP, drkottaway asks us to get
creative with the word ‘quit’. Thanks, Doc!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
Broken Promises
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #451.
Our prompt words this week are: banish,
sad, guilty, weak, push, cute, way, cheeky,
sweet, furry, trick, and battle. Thanks, Di!
Here’s where the prompt words took me.
Two Tables
Today at RDP, bushboy asks us to get
creative with the word ‘feast’. Thanks, Brian!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
RDP Tuesday: grace
Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get
creative with the word ‘grace’. Thanks, Martha!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
The Family Way
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #732. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
greed, tragedy, despair, presence, walk, calm,
strings, earth, all, spirit, vibrating, and heart.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.
RDP Sunday: snowflake
Today at RDP, drkottaway asks us to get
creative with the word ‘snowflake’. Thanks, Doc!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
Scheherazade: Friday Faithfuls
Written in response to Friday Faithfuls:
“Once Upon A Time”. Here’s my take.
RDP Thursday: parallel
Today at RDP, leapingtoes asks us to get
creative with the word ‘parallel’. Thanks, Toes!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
RDP Wednesday: gorgeous
Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
with the word ‘gorgeous’. Thanks, Heather!
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
November Air
This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month.
Here’s my November artist and his song.
A Fading Echo
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #731. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
rooted, years, footsteps, creaks, look, stir,
hour, loop, clock, echo, before, and slips.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
RDP Tuesday: explore
Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us
to get creative with the word ‘explore’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.
Being Sicilian: A Haibun
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#440 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
97 words using the word ‘heritage’. Here’s my take.
Rockin’ The Milky Way
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt – #83.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
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.
Caliban O’Doole
Originally written in 2022, this is my take
on a beloved fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
The House Across The Street
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge, using the word ‘maximalist’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Tuesday: pet
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pet’. Here’s my take.
Forever And Ever
Written for dVerse Quadrille #234: A Sparkler
A Day! Punam invites us to celebrate Diwali
by writing a quadrille including a form of
the word “sparkler”. This is my quadrille.
RDP Saturday: clutch
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘clutch’. Here’s my take.
RDP Saturday: sandwich
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
focusing on the word ‘sandwich’. Here’s my take.
The Arrangement
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #309.
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
Unconditional
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #20.
Our inspiration word is “parent”. 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.
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.
Greenwood, Mississippi
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #053. I chose pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.
Too Cute!
Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #153 – including the word ‘magic’.
Here’s where the prompt word took me.
In Your Dreams
Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #306
in exactly 52 words using these five prompt words:
‘seal’, ‘growl’, ‘allergic’, ‘haphazard’, and ‘polka’, and
for Gerry’s & Sue’s “Weekly Prompts – The One Day
Prompt” – #17. Here’s my flash in exactly 52 words.
The Elephant's Trunk 