Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where we are challenged to incorporate the
word “eternity” in a 44 word composition;
also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word – “dislike”.
Tag: Humor
It’s All Greek To Me
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 44 words using the prompts below.
shock ~ dribble ~ bear ~ ambidextrous
Continue reading “It’s All Greek To Me”In Stitches
Written for Writing Prompt #123
using the prompt word ‘rich’.
The Mark of Zorro
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where Sammi asks us to get creative
in exactly 88 words using the word
‘pristine’ and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
and the prompt word ‘fastidious’.
A Hairy Situation
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “wreck”.
No Surprises
At Great Minds Think – The One Sentence
Explosion Challenge – Sarah & Rohini ask
us to have fun with the following: “Please
tell me you didn’t open the blue envelope.”
Dropped Signal
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku using
the image shown below as inspiration.
The Proposal
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “fake”.
If Wishes Were Horses
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Benjamin asks us to write a
poem about dreaming of having more
time to ourselves …. but how do we
feel after the novelty wears off?
RDP Thursday: socks
Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us to get creative with the word “socks”.
Here’s a story from 2024; hope it tickles your toes!
Continue reading “RDP Thursday: socks”High Altitude
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “weed”.
Calenture*
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 71 words using the prompt words below.
captain ~ leapfrog ~ bakery
prescription ~ widow ~ shampoo ~ anagram
Worried Worm
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW Sally invites us to write a
poem about gardens and the many
things that lie beneath the surface.
Big Blue
At Great Minds Think, Sarah & Rohini
offer up ‘The Object Speaks Challenge’
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.
The Influencer
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
High Flying
Laughing Along With A Limerick
The prompt word is “train”
Hell Week In Florence
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW this week, I suggested writing
8×4 Poems – 4 line stanzas, 8 syllables
per line. Here’s my poem based on a
real-life debacle in Florence, Italy.
It’s A Dog’s Life
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Nothin’ On: A Limerick
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘bills’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Coulda Been A Sonnet (If I’d Had More Words)
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
where she asks us to get creative in exactly 33
words using the prompt word ‘solitude’ and for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge–
‘leisurely’. Here’s where the prompts took me.
A Revolting Development
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image for inspiration.
Here’s where the image took me.
Slippity Doo Dah!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘jelly’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
When Words Collide: Malone & the Saint
Happy to take part in the first Great Minds
Think Friday Challenge where Sarah and
Rohini present “When Words Collide!”.
This week we have two people from very
different worlds having a conversation.
Harwick: Small Town, Large Voice
Written for Muse On Monday. David asks us
to write a story where something is caught on
camera. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Preservers
Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge;
the image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Incident
Written for Fandango’s Story Starter.
Here’s where the prompt line took me.
Big City Blues
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word is
‘road’. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Stink Eye Heard ‘Round the Paddock
Written for Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Here’s where Crispina’s image took me.
The Old Country
Written for Muse On Monday. David asks
us to write a story where a mistake ends up
being beneficial. Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 