Dialogue, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Shop Talk

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #460.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

fine – course – only – pattern – since – prefer
outfit – blue – front – twins – please – surprise

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Mystery, Noir, Photo Prompt, Short Story

The Debt: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #068
. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me
.

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Flash, Mini Story

Nobody’s Perfect

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#444
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 47  words using the word ‘fluent’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Mega-Sales

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #259
. The prompt
word is ‘shopping’. This is my limerick.

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Fantasy, Short Story

In Cecily’s Garden

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story with characters of vastly different
sizes. This is where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

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.

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Flash, Mini Story, Musing

RDP Tuesday: fancy

Today at RDP, Martha has asked us to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing on
the word ‘fancy
. Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Music Blog

Song Lyric Sunday: Bookends

Written in response to this week’s challenge
for Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday.

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Free Verse, Poem

Faded Memories

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #83
incorporating the word “promises”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.

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Short Story

On Mulberry Street

Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #306.
Here’s where the photo prompt 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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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

The Invitation

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

Lucky Cluck

Written for The Unicorn Challenge.
This is my 102nd and final story.

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Limerick, Poem

Making A Splash

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #239
. Using the prompt
word  ‘fell’, this is my limerick.

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Limerick, Poem

Oh, Boo Hoo!

Written for Laughing Along With
A Limerick #230
where our prompt
word is “snitch”. This is my limerick.

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A To Z Challenge, Music Blog

That’s Entertainment – Letter Z

Welcome to the final installment of
“That’s Entertainment!” and the
2025 WordPress A To Z Challenge!

Our musical journey has come to an end.
Let’s see who’s closing out the adventure.

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Music Blog

Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes

Written for the April 27 edition
of Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday.
Here’s what I have to say. 

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Musing

New Beginnings!

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Flash, Very Short Story

Bob’s Big Break

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Friends

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge
(‘screechy’).
This is my response.

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Story

The Bus Ride

Written for OLWG #410.
The three prompts are shown below.
This is my story.

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Flash

The Thing

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Flash

Summer Fling

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #404
using the word “tarnish”. In 55 words, this is my flash.

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Haibun, Poem

With Love From Us: A Haibun

Written for dVerse Poetics where the theme is
“Despite and Still”. My inspiration is the poem seen below

written by John N. Morris. Here is my haibun.

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Short Story

Snow Job: Sharing My World

Written for Share Your World 25th November
where Di has asked some questions about snow.

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Miscellaneous

Giving Thanks

Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the US. Bill and I will celebrate this beautiful holiday by spending the day with our family, sharing our love and a delicious meal. We are fortunate to have so many blessings for which we are eternally grateful.

Among my many blessings I count you, my dear WordPress friends. I wish you all the best life has to offer and endless reasons to be thankful in the coming years.

Blessings on you and yours today and every day.

With warmest wishes and many thanks ~
Nancy 🧡

NAR©2024

This is “Thanksgiving Song” by Mary Chapin Carpenter

All text, graphics and videos are copyright for Nancy (The Sicilian Storyteller), The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephant’s Trunk, and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.

Dectina Refrain

Becoming Strangers: A Dectina Refrain

Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
– ‘damaged’. This is my Dectina Refrain.

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Ovi Poem

Another Day: An Ovi Poem

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #75.
Our inspiration word is “persevere” and this is my ovi.

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Uncategorized

Just Passing Time

Sadje has asked us in her Sunday Poser #208 – Making Money:
“Making money from your blog is becoming easier, will you
take this opportunity?” Here is my answer to her question.

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Short Story

On the Corner of Elm and Poplar

Written for Kevin’s No Theme Thursday 10.31.24.
We’re offered incredibly creative images to inspire
and get our writing juices flowing. This is my story
.

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