Acrostic, Cinquain, Poem

Green All Over

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #30 where
our inspiration word is โ€œenvyโ€. Also for Sue &
Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge

and the word โ€œprepareโ€. This is my cinquain.

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Mystery, Short Story, Wordle

Playing By The Numbers: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #735. Our host is
Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words: hook,
sway, hearts, strip, chain, dizzy, sweep, you, stick, swell,
steam, and shock. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Musing, Word Challenge

RDP Saturday: clutch

Written for RDP, where Punam asks
us to get creative with the word โ€˜clutchโ€™.
Thanks, Punam! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Poem

Lofty Dwelling

Written for Davidโ€™s Weave Written Weakly #189
where our friend Violet has prompted us to write
about some lovely artwork from the National Gallery of
Art website. This is my pic & my response. Thanks, Violet & David!

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Flash, Word Challenge

RDP Thursday: broke

Written for RDP, where leapingtoes asks  
us to get creative with the word โ€˜brokeโ€™.
 Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Wednesday: thunderstruck

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word โ€˜thunderstruckโ€™.
Thanks, Heather! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

Deep Sea Mystery

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ –
#316
, exactly 80 words using these eight prompt
words: โ€˜creepโ€™, โ€˜mermaidโ€™, โ€˜teaโ€™, โ€˜videoโ€™, โ€˜redโ€™,
โ€˜gallopโ€™, โ€˜agentโ€™ and โ€˜pillarโ€™. Hereโ€™s my flash.

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Flash, Miscellaneous

RDP Sunday: stirrup

Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word โ€˜stirrupโ€™.
Thanks, Doc! Hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story, Very Short Story

RDP Friday: global

Today at RDP, Martha asks us to get creative
with the word โ€˜globalโ€™. Thanks, Martha!
The prompt took me back to something I
wrote in 2021. Itโ€™s always been a favorite.

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Short Story

Abandoned

Written for Muse on Monday where David asks us
to write a story about facing a situation, a dilemma
where there isnโ€™t necessarily a right answer.
Hereโ€™s were the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

At What Price?

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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Short Story

For What It’s Worth

Written for RDP where Punamโ€™s word of the day
is โ€˜chimeraโ€™ and for Sue and Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompt –
The One Day Prompt
. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Limerick, Poem

Mega-Sales

Written for Estherโ€™s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #259
. The prompt
word is โ€˜shoppingโ€™. This is my limerick.

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Short Story

The Negotiator

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge #348
using the photo below as our
inspiration. Hereโ€™s where the photo took me.

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Fantasy, Haibun, Poem

The Watcher

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge #061
. I chose Pic #2.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Flash, Poem

RDP Tuesday: illusion

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get ย 
ย creative with the word โ€˜illusionโ€™. Thanks, Martha!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Short Story

His Life Of Elaborate Poverty

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word โ€˜excessiveโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Short Story

Moving Day

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #733. Our host
is Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words:
thistles, horns, stiff, treat, wee, chirping, fit,
down, stick, blushing, out, and moment.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts  took me.

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Poem

RDP Monday: multitude

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
 with the word โ€˜multitudeโ€™. Thanks, Heather!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Mini Story

RDP sunday: quit

Today at RDP, drkottaway asks us to get
ย creative with the word โ€˜quitโ€™. Thanks, Doc!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

RDP Saturday: variegated

Today at RDP, Punam asks us to get
 creative with the word โ€˜variegatedโ€™. Thanks, Punam!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Short Story, Wordle

Broken Promises

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #451.
Our prompt words this week are: banish,
sad, guilty, weak, push, cute, way, cheeky,
sweet, furry, trick, and battle. Thanks, Di!
Here’s where the prompt words took me.

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Poem

Two Tables

Today at RDP, bushboy asks us to get
ย creative with the word โ€˜feastโ€™. Thanks, Brian!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Musing

RDP Tuesday: grace

Today at RDP, Martha Kennedy asks us to get
ย creative with the word โ€˜graceโ€™. Thanks, Martha!
Hereโ€™s where the prompt word took me.

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Short Story

Life’s Essential Destinations

Written for Crispinaโ€™s Crimsonโ€™s Creative
Challenge #060
. I chose Pic #4.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

A Question Of Judgment

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt
#442
where weโ€™re asked to be creative in
exactly 58 words using the word โ€˜keyboardโ€™.

Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘epic’.
Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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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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Limerick, Poem

Time Out

Written for Sadjeโ€™s What Do You See #314
and Estherโ€™s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #257
using the word โ€˜snacksโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the photo prompts took me.

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Mini Story

When The Cat’s Away: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #306 โ€“ โ€œAlabamaโ€.
 This is my response to the challenge.

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Mini Story

Los Angeles

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story inย 
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
ย Hereโ€™s where the photo prompt took me.

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