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

One Last Time

Written forThe Sunday Wordle;
our host is Brenda Warren and
her prompt words appear below.
A fabulous photo by Crispina Kemp
provided the perfect inspiration.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

shelter, settle, rose, rocks, edge, step,
messy, flesh, left, ghost, scrap, and tremble

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: crazy

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œcrazy”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Informative, Music Blog, Theme Prompt

It’s My Life

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
“Pondering Existential Thoughts”.
This is my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

The Password

Written for Esther’s β€œCan You Tell A Story In”
exactly 73 words using the seven prompt words
shown below. In exactly 73 words, here’s my flash.

exclusive, switch, rave, lip, apology, verse, and sweater

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Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: crush

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
Β to get creative with the word β€œcrush”.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt

The Critique

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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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 β€˜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 β€˜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 β€˜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 β€œpromises”.
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
wordΒ  β€˜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 β€œsnitch”. This is my limerick.

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Music Blog, A To Z Challenge

That’s Entertainment – Letter Z

Welcome to the final installment of
β€œThat’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
(β€˜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 β€œtarnish”. 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
β€œDespite and Still”. My inspiration is the poem seen below

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

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