Short Story

A Fleeting Dream

Written for OLWG #423.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 6.25.25

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
After 6 months of wild and wacky weirdness,
it’s time to pack up the accordion and hit the road.
“Say, Al! If you could pick one word to describe
these past 6 months, what would it be?

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Loser


Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#292”
– exactly 30 words using the four required
prompts: ‘note’, ‘dodo’, ‘ski’, and ‘lampshade’.
In 30 words, here’s my take.

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Short Story

Clouds In My Coffee

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #61
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is my take.

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Limerick, Poem

Hoisted By His Own Petard

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #236
with the prompt
word  ‘bowl’. This is my limerick.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 6.18.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
After 6 months of wild and wacky weirdness,
it’s time to pack up the old accordion and say
“Do widzenia, dziwaki!”
(“Goodbye, weirdos!”)
Next week will be my final Weird Al Wednesday.
Thanks for making this so much fun for me!

“Hey, Al! It’s our penultimate post. Whaddya say?”

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Stuck

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#291
” – exactly 55 words using the six required

prompts: ‘wheel’, ‘cruel’, ‘soak’, ‘labyrinth’, ‘yellow’
and ‘crab’. In 55 words, here’s my take.

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Flash, Very Short Story

So Tired

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word
Story Prompt #140
– ‘change’. This is my flash.

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Short Prose

Desperate Times

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.

This is my story.

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Flash, Short Prose, Very Short Story

Ten Dollar Words

A few years ago, I wrote a story I really loved.
I knew I wanted to use it again today but needed
to chop off about 150 words to make it work.
I sure hope it’s as good today as it was then.
This is Friday Fictioneers and here is my story.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 6.11.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! It’s time once again for a little bit
of polka music. Whaddya say, Al? How about

we treat our weirdos to another polka today?”

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Limerick, Poem

Rank And Vile

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #235
with the prompt
word  ‘frank’. This is my limerick.

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Limerick, Poem

Going Ape

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #234
with the prompt
word  ‘trail’. This is my limerick.

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Musing

Cheer Down: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #283 –
“Share the Land
. Here’s my 2¢ worth.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 6.4.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! We all know how creative and
brilliant you are. Do you think people would
be shocked to know you lost on a TV quiz show
about R&R music? What do you say to that, Al?”

© tenor.com

Inspired by the 1960s version of the pre-Alex Trebek TV game show Jeopardy! Al watched as a kid (when it was hosted by Art Fleming, who makes a cameo here), Al parodies the song “Jeopardy” by The Greg Kihn Band. As a losing contestant, Al received a brutal tongue-lashing from announcer Don Pardo before being driven away by real-life Greg Kihn. The ending parodies the original video and is also the first cameo by an original artist in one of Al’s videos. Side note: In a case of life imitating art, Al really lost on Rock & Roll Jeopardy!. But if it’s any consolation, he tore it up on Remote Control.

This is “Jeopardy” by The Greg Kihn Band


LYRICS

Where were you when we needed you
You could not be found
What can I do, oh, I believed in you
You′re running me around

Well, you can take it as a warning
Or take it anyway you like
It’s the lightning, not the thunder
You never know where it′s gonna strike

Our love’s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Our love’s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Don′t be cute
Don′t be funny now
It’s later than you think
Oh, what′s the use
Save your money now
It’s hanging on the brink

Don′t let go while I’m hanging on
′Cause I’ve been hanging on so long
It’s so hard to be all alone
I know you′re not that strong

Yeah, yeah

Our love′s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Our love’s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Don′t let go while I’m hanging on
′Cause I’ve been hanging on so long
It′s so hard to be all alone
I know you’re not that strong

Yeah, yeah

Our love’s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Our love′s in jeopardy, baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Our love′s in jeopardy (jeopardy), baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Our love’s in jeopardy (jeopardy), baby
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Love′s in jeopardy, baby

Writer(s): Steve Wright/Gregory Stanley Kihn

This is “I Lost On Jeopardy!” by Weird Al Yankovic


LYRICS

Oh…
I was there, to match my intellect, on national TV
Against a plumber, and an architect, both with a Ph.D
I was tense, I was nervous
I guess it just wasn’t my night
Art Fleming gave the answers
Oh, but I couldn’t get the questions right-ight-ight

I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)
I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)

Well I knew I was in trouble now
My hope of winning sank
‘Cause I got the Daily Double now
And then my mind went blank
I took Potpourri for one hundred
And then my head started to spin
Well, I’m givin’ up. Don Pardo
Just tell me now what I didn’t win
Yeah, yeah

I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)
I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)

That’s right Al–you lost! And let me tell what you didn’t win: a twenty
Volume set of the Encyclopedia International, a case of Turtle Wax, and a
Year’s supply of Rice-a-Roni, the San Francisco treat. But that’s not all!
You also made yourself look like a jerk in front of millions of people!
And you brought shame and disgrace on your family name for generations to come!
You don’t get to come back tomorrow! You don’t even get a lousy copy of your
Home game! You’re a complete loser!

Don’t know what I was thinkin’ of
I guess I just wasn’t too bright
Well, I sure hope I do better
Next weekend on The Price Is Right-ight-ight

I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)
I lost on Jeopardy
Baby
(Oooh)
I lost on Jeopardy
Baby…

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Weird Al Yankovic/Steve Wright/Gregory Stanley Kihn

Thanks to all my weirdly wonderful Weird Al Weirdos for joining me this week and every week as we celebrate the weirdness that is Weird Al Yankovic. I wuv you all!

Are you having any fun yet? I sure am! 🤓

And remember what I always like to say …. It’s good to laugh!

That’s all she wrote, kids. See you on the flip side. 😎

NAR©2025

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

Flash, Very Short Story

Corporal Punishment

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #418
using the word ‘annex’
in exactly 44 words. This is my flash.

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Flash

There Be Beasties

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#289”
– exactly 15 words using the three required
prompts: ‘exercise’, ‘neighbor’, and ‘troll’,
and Fandango’s FOWC prompt word ‘still’.
 In exactly 15 words, this is my flash.

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Limerick, Poem

Potty Mouth

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #233
with the prompt
word  ‘talk’. This is my limerick.

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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 5.21.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! Last week we featured Hot Rocks Polka
and everyone had a rootin’ tootin’ good time!
I don’t wanna find myself in a rut or become
predictable BUT how about we do one more
polka party this week. Whaddya say, Al?”

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Limerick, Poem

Pay Up! – A Limerick

Written for Laughing Along With
A Limerick #232
where our prompt
word is “rent”. This is my limerick.

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Short Story, Very Short Story

Paleolithic Rock

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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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 5.14.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.

“Say, Al! Today I have something new and
different for all our weirdos at home.
What do you think … should we do it?”

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Limerick, Poem

Smokin’!

Written for Laughing Along With
A Limerick #231
where our prompt
word is “dad”. This is my limerick.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Flyin’ High

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #136
– ‘mirage’ and for Only Murders In
My Mind Weekly Writing Prompt #58
using the
 photo below for inspiration. This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

New Perspective

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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Music Blog

Weird Al Wednesday – 5.7.25

Hey! Welcome back to Weird Al Wednesday
featuring the comedic genius of Al Yankovic.
“Say, Al! There’s been some talk today about
whether Yoda is transgender … not that there’s
anything wrong with that. Do you think he is?

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Flash, Very Short Story

Living Large

Written for Shweta’s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #135
– ‘dream’ and for Only Murders In
My Mind Weekly Writing Prompt
using the photo
below for inspiration. This is my six word story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

We’re Here For The Sex

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #414
using the word ‘periwinkle’
in exactly 30 words and for Sue & Gerry’s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – ‘pink’.
In exactly 30 words, this is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Faking It

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?
#285”
– exactly 18 words including the following
prompts: ‘gobbledegook’, ‘chairman’, and ‘sale’.

In exactly 18 words, this is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Losing It

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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