Flash, Short Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Beekeeper

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

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Wednesday: crazy

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

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Limerick, Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Last Catch

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

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Informative, Trivia

That’s Incredible!

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

RDP Monday: saunter

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

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

The Diagnosis

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 59 words using the six prompt words
shown below. In exactly 59 words, here’s my flash.

psychosomatic – cancel – accountant
fluff – reggae – needlepoint

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Poetry, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Lonely Fool

Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew asks us to write a poem with
the words shown below. Here’s my response.

explain ~ coat ~ lock

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Limerick, Word Prompt, Writing Prompts

Seeing Double

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

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Mini Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

The Night Shift

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle . Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Here’s where the prompts took me.

jaw, debris, stitch, slather, voices, beasts,
tides, salty, vault, edges, silver, and tilt

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Prompt

Crimson Sails

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

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Flash, Micro Story, Mystery, Word Challenge

Transformation

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 34 words using the three prompt words
shown below. In exactly 34 words, here’s my flash.

storm, bookworm, and limbo

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Mystery, Noir, Short Story, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: playful

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

Truth be told, I wrote the following story yesterday
and added the word “playful” just now. Enjoy!

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Mini Story, Photo Prompt

Destination Unknown

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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Cinquain, Poetry, Word Prompt

Just A Game: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt where our
inspiration is “politics”. Here’s my mirror cinquain.

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Poetry, Word Prompt

The Cure-All

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

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Mystery, Phrase Prompt, Short Story

The Color Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story

Written for Violet’s Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: “Things need not have
happened to be true
.” Here’s my response.

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Flash, Mini Story, Photo Prompt

Slip Slidin’ Away

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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Flash, Micro Story, Phrase Prompt, Word Prompt

Free Bird

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#453
where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 43 words using the word ‘mourn’.
Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt
. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

The Password

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In”
exactly 73 words using the seven prompt words
shown below. In exactly 73 words, here’s my flash.

exclusive, switch, rave, lip, apology, verse, and sweater

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Mini Story, Word Prompt

RDP Sunday: spark

Written for RDP, where drkottaway asks us
 to get creative with the word “spark”.
Thanks, Doc! Here’s my take.

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Mini Story, Phrase Prompt

Perks Of The Job

Inspired by TN Kerr’s prompts which are
shown below. I chose to allude to the
prompts and not use them as written.
Here’s where the inspiration took me.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Blues In The Night

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #268
. The prompt
word is ‘night’. This is my limerick.

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Micro Story, Word Challenge, Word Prompt

Laughed Off Stage

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#322
, exactly 52 words using the five prompt words
shown below. In exactly 52 words, here’s my flash.

pirouette ~ comic ~ egg ~ wrestler ~ syllable

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Mirror, Mirror: A Cinquain

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #36 where
our inspiration word is “ego”. This is my cinquain.

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Limerick, Poem, Word Prompt

Silly Dingus Magee

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #267
. The prompt
word is ‘crime’. This is my limerick.

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Dialogue, Short Story, Word Challenge, Wordle

Shop Talk

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #460.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

fine – course – only – pattern – since – prefer
outfit – blue – front – twins – please – surprise

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Flash, Short Story, Word Prompt

Entirely Inappropriate

Written for FOWC with Fandango.
The prompt word is “scandalous”;
this is my take.

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Flash, Photo Prompt, Short Story

Croc King

Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge #355
using the photo below as our
inspiration. Here’s where the photo took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

The Genius

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#450
where we’re asked to get creative in
exactly 12 words using the word ‘sweet’. Also
for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
, using the word ‘reversible’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Poem, Theme Prompt

What’s On The Verizon?

Written for Living Poetry where
Bart challenges us to write a
“clairvoyant” poem. Here’s my take.

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