Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“MTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Command”. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.
Tag: Irony
Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika
Written for Day 4 of Sammi’s “13 Days
of Samhain Challenge’ with prompt words
“perilously” and “peculiar”. Also for
Esther’s Writing Prompt word ‘catch’.
Did You Know?
Written for fun and for RDP where Punam
has tossed out the word “hodgepodge.”
Shaken, Not Stirred
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“gizmo” in exactly 86 words. Also for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word “fanciful”.
Patrick Means Business: A Senryu
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
Many Unhappy Returns: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Great Minds Think – “The Five
Clues Challenge”. Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini,
challenge us to write a poem or story
incorporating these five clues:
a red umbrella, a missing tooth, 1984,
a woman who hates birthdays, a bird that cannot fly
In Spite Of Me: SenHai
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write a
haiku using her image as inspiration.
I’ve gone rogue and used my own image ….
the only orchid I haven’t managed to kill.
I saved Jill’s image for last. Thanks, Jill!
What Goes Up…..
Written for Great Minds Think – “Oops”.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us to write
a poem or story about a situation where the
best of intentions ended in the worst results.
Also for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt.
A Leg Up
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi invites us to
use “hokum” in exactly 34 words.
It Just Wasn’t My Night
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 44 words using these keywords:
adversary, waffle, quiz, kissogram
Continue reading “It Just Wasn’t My Night”Deadly Devices
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
Vain Wayne
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Move-In Condition, My Ass!
Written for Great Minds Think –
When Truth Has a Shadowy Challenge.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us to
imagine impossible situations and write
a piece where “Every Lie Becomes Visible”.
Desperate Breath
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“bugbear” in exactly 75 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – “moment(s)”.
Photo Op: SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as our inspiration.
Boink! ~ A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as inspiration.
Strength
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Malcontent
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the keyword ‘crafty’.
Speechless
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“trade” in exactly 90 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge – “lilac”.
Perfect Strangers
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
smug, noise, celebration, assumed, gentle, quiet,
reserved, delivered, surprised, guest, one, unkind
Feeding Time
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “chew”.
Cosmic Connection
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena has offered us a choice of quotes
with a twist to use as our inspiration. I
have selected: “We are all made of
stardust, trying to remember the sky”.
Game Of Thrones
Written for Rall’s Senryu Sunday
Continue reading “Game Of Thrones”Seaside Polythene: A SenHai
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Rebellious: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as our inspiration.
The Cousin
Written for Muse On Monday.
David challenges us to write a
story involving a distant relative.
Baby Face
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Bugger!
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 49 words using the prompts below.
diet – wasp – xylophone – chivalry – U-turn
Continue reading “Bugger!”Not Not Truth
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on ‘fiction’ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?
Greyhound, 1938: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday:
Wedding Bliss. Our host, Mish, ask us
to write a haibun based on a wedding.
Dedicated to my godparents.
