Limerick, Poem

Me Jane!

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #251
incorporating
the word โ€˜builtโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Miscellaneous

Hand Jive: Follow Up

After X-Rays & MRI

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Cinquain, Poem

Clap Pat Clap Slap

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #19.
Our inspiration word is โ€œnonsenseโ€. I have
 written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 โ€“ 4 โ€“ 6 โ€“ 8 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 8 โ€“ 6 โ€“ 4 โ€“ 2.

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Flash, Micro Story

Slashdance

Written for Estherโ€™s Can You Tell A Story In – #305
in exactly 38 words using these four prompt words:
โ€˜algorithmโ€™, โ€˜waxworkโ€™, โ€˜razzle-dazzleโ€™, and โ€˜elicitโ€™.
Hereโ€™s my flash in exactly 38 words.

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Uncategorized

Splish Splash

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #250
including the
word โ€˜showerโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Short Story

Alpine Nights

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #307.
Hereโ€™s where the two photo prompts took me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Mischief

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#433
where weโ€™re asked to be creative in exactly
60 words using the word โ€˜flibbertigibbetโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where this very fun prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

Piece By Piece

Written for Estherโ€™s Can You Tell A Story In – #304
in exactly 61 words using these six prompt words:
โ€˜palatialโ€™, โ€˜volleyballโ€™, โ€˜gravyโ€™, โ€˜orchidโ€™, โ€˜jigsawโ€™, and
โ€˜squeakโ€™. Hereโ€™s my flash in exactly 61 words.

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Cinquain, Poem

Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative Challenge #051.
I chose pic #3. The image reminded me of a cinquain
I wrote last year. I had a lot of fun with it

and decided to use it again. Here it is!

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Limerick, Poem

Baker’s Lament

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #248
. Using the prompt
word  โ€˜weighโ€™, this is my limerick.

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Mini Story

Hump Day

What are you doing this evening?

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Flash, Mini Story

Date Night With The Ricardos

Written for Estherโ€™s Can You Tell A Story In – #303
in exactly 49 words using these five prompt
words: โ€˜rose’, โ€˜frazzleโ€™, โ€˜medal’, ‘charge’, and โ€˜pruneโ€™.
In 49 words, hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Ewe Gotta Be Kidding Me!

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge #50-2
. I chose Pic #2.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Goo Goo G’Joob

Written for Muse On Monday where David asks us
to write a story based on a fairy tale. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts – The One Day Prompt.
Originally written in 2018, I couldn’t resist a repeat;
I hope you enjoy my story of Humpty Dumpty.

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Flash, Micro Story

Bait And Switch

Written for Estherโ€™s Can You Tell A Story In – #302
in exactly 35 words using these four prompt
words: โ€˜couponโ€™, โ€˜lakeโ€™, โ€˜puppetโ€™, and โ€˜tubaโ€™.
In 35 words, hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Short Story

Tomorrow Never Knows

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #303.
Some of you have read this, originally written
several years ago as I recounted a true story
about events experienced by me in the hospital

after surgery. The hallucinations were
very real and I remember every detail.

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Limerick, Poem

Ribbit!

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #246
incorporating
the word โ€˜singโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Poem, Quadrille

Who Let The Dogs Out?

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #230 –
โ€œLetโ€™s Kick Up A Rumpus!โ€
Our host Kim
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44
words, one of which must be the word
โ€œrumpusโ€. What fun! Hereโ€™s my quadrille.

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Flash, Mini Story

Video Zombie Apocalypse

Esther asks us to write a story in exactly 51 words
and she wants us to include these words: โ€˜roadworksโ€™,
โ€˜millipedeโ€™, โ€˜beerโ€™, โ€˜Wi-Fiโ€™, โ€˜tarotโ€™ and โ€˜scarfโ€™. This should
be interesting! Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Musing

But I Won’t Do That

Written for Johnโ€™s writing workshop.
Iโ€™ve chosen prompts #3 & 5. Here goes!

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Miscellaneous

Did You Know?

You are getting very sleepy……

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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. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

The Jerk

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #429
using the word โ€˜audacityโ€™,
and for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word โ€˜levelโ€™.
In exactly 79 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

The Reading

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #148
โ€“ using the word โ€˜independentโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Feed The Kitty

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #245
. Using the prompt word
‘justโ€™, this is my limerick.

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Flash, Mini Story, Short Story

This Driver Sucks!

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ฆ..?
#300โ€
โ€“ exactly 46 words using the five required
words: โ€˜dumbfoundedโ€™, โ€˜vitaminsโ€™, โ€™waterfallโ€™, โ€˜thumbโ€™,
and โ€˜garlicโ€™. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Limerick

Everything’s Gneiss!

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #244
. Using the prompt
word  โ€˜rockโ€™, this is my limerick.

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Miscellaneous

Walk This Way

Written for Jim Adams’ Thursday Inspiration #293
where the these is “Walk This Way” Here’s my take.

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Uncategorized

Order Of The Snake

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #428
using the word โ€˜sibilantโ€™,
and for Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
โ€“ โ€˜circumspectionโ€™.
In exactly 35 words, this is my take.

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Poem, Quadrille

The Great Debate

Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #229: Shall We
Jabber On?
Our host, De Jackson, asks us to write
a quadrille using the word โ€˜jibberโ€™. Hereโ€™s my bit of fun!

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