Poetry, Quadrille, Theme Prompt, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Le Joint

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday
“Writing Down the Bones”. Our host, De Jackson,
asks us to create a poem using any form of  
the word “bone”. Here is my quadrille.

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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, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Support Group

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

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

A Winning Smile

Oops! I’m very late with this. Sorry!

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 39 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In 39 words, here’s my flash.

peacock, newsletter, cymbals, and toothpaste

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Last Post

Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #080
. I chose Pic #4.
Here’s where the image took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

So Sorry, Sardines

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge
including the three words shown below.

I’ve added another dimension by keeping
my piece to 33 words exactly. Here’s where
the prompt words took me. Thanks, Di!

stump – stomp – stamp

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Librarian’s Lament

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge #MM381
including the words ‘quit’, ‘quite’ and ‘quiet’.
In keeping with the three theme, my flash
is 33 words exactly. Here’s my take.

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

Sweet Defeat

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

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Haibun, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

March Madness: Day Of The Lepus

Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Mad March Hare. Our host is Frank Tassone
and this is my haibun response.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Toad Overload

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

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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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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: blousy

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

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Flash, Short Story, Theme Prompt, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Waiting Room

Written for “It’s Story Time” where
Jolene has given us four prompts to
work with plus this time, a wild card!
The prompts are shown below; here’s my story.

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Ode, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Prompts

Queen Fluffy

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, asks us to write an

obsequious poem. Here’s my take.

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

Giddy Up!

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

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Hardy Har Har!!

Written for Di’s Three Things Challenge #MM372
including the words ‘horn’, ‘hut’ and ‘hutch’.
I’ve added another dimension to the challenge
by keeping my response to 33 words exactly.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Landslide

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 41
words using the prompt word ‘gooseberry’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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

RDP Tuesday: limerick

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

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Writing Exercise, Micro Story, Informative, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

Oh, Behave!

Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘bulbous’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Yip! Yip! Yip! Yip! Wag!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 25
words using the prompt word ‘young’. Also for
FOWC With Fandango and his word, “potential”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Friday: limitation

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

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Cafeteria Capers

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 64 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 64 words, here’s my flash.

nurse, tabasco, invisible, spider, windmill, and moustache

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt, Writing Prompts

You Looking At Me?

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
using the photo below as our inspiration
Here’s where the photo took me.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: silken

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

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Photo Prompt, Short Story

The Butterblume Affair

Inspiration for this story came from a
photo I saw on Brenda’s Random Thoughts.
Please che
ck out her great writing and lovely photos.

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Limerick, Sci-Fi, Word Prompt, Poetry, Writing Prompts

Inside-Out

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

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Informative, Musing, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Tuesday: luxurious

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

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Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: ship-shape

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word “ship-shape”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Weird Science

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 56 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 56 words, here’s my flash.

hyena ~ chemist ~ mobile ~ jive ~ cheesecake

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