Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where they took me.
tolls ~ spell ~ inclined ~ mind ~ find ~ pretending
sigh ~ hit ~ guilty ~ fine ~ fault ~ liarΒ
Tag: Lies
The Big Affair: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
our prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
huge, proper, colleague, space, alone, try,
force, tremble, fear, laughter, serious, hard
The Fool’s Almanac: A Thursday Inspiration
Written for Thursday Inspiration #325 β
βEvil Waysβ. Hereβs my response.
The Ring
Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write a story where one
character knows another is lying to them.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Color Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Violetβs Literary Quote Challenge
where she asks us to include the following line
into our writing: βThings need not have
happened to be true.β Hereβs my response.
Redemption: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #742. Our host is
Brenda Warren; her prompt words for this week are
shown below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
below, renew, weaves, through, cloaks, holy,
untethered, tendrils, gods, spark, ash, and wonder
The Trench
Written dVerse Prosery Monday β Bury Me.
Our host Lisa asks us to write a 144 word piece
of flash prose incorporating the line “Bury me
with the lies I toldβ from the song βBury Meβ by
Alejandro Escovedo. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Having It All
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter #228.
Hereβs my story using Fandangoβs opening line.
Sky Full Of Lies: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #734. Our host is
Brenda Warren and these are our prompt words: rinse,
days, still, thicket, bomb, fake, criminal, foster, imagine,
lies, sky, and sink. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Done
Written for dVerse Quadrille #237 β Zero.
Our host, Melissa, from Mom With A Blog,
invites us to create a poem of exactly 44 words
using the word βzeroβ. This is my quadrille.
His Life Of Elaborate Poverty
Written for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge using the word βexcessiveβ.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
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.
Discarded
Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story inΒ
100 words or less using the photo shown below.
Β Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
The Journey
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #449.
Our prompt words this week are: follow, future,
happiness, inspire, lie, mistake, monument,
secure, short, stunned, thought, and walk.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Lying Lips
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandangoβs opening line.
Imitation Of Love: An Etheree
Written for Melissaβs Fandango
Flash Fiction Challenge β #330.
Hereβs where the photo took me.
Bad Romance
Written for OLWG #425.
The prompts are below.
This is my story.
Some Explanation
Written for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly
Prompts Colour Challenge, using
the phrase βblack & whiteβ.
This is my story.
Strange New World
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #61. This weekβs
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is my take.
Never An Honest Word
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ¦..?”
#287 β exactly 40 words using the five required
prompts: βcurlβ, βpotionβ, βrobinβ, βunicycleβ and
βbombastβ. In 40 words, this is my story.
M.I.A.
Written for WTFAIOA Pick 3 #3.
Each week the inspirational list will
be comprised of 21 randomly selected
words; we must use at least three.
Hereβs our list of words; I have used all.
The Sentinel
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where
we are urged to get creative in 250 words or less.
The photo below is our inspiration; this is my story.
To Tell The Truth
Written for Kymberβs Get To Know You #55.
What Are Two Truths And A Lie?
Hereβs my response.
El Paso
Written for OLWG #401-OjΓnaga. The three prompts
for this week are shown below. I have also used one of
Kevin’s great graphics from The Beginning At Last.
This my story.
Enough’s Enough
Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #111.
This weekβs prompt word is βbelieveβ. Here is my 6 word story.
A Sudden Slip Of The Tongue
Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.
The Letter
Written for Kevinβs No Theme Thursday 10.24.24,
Fandangoβs Story Starter #172 (#FSS), Eugiβs
Moonwashed Weekly Prompt (pretend), and
Gerry C & Sue Wβs Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge (fascination). This is my story.
Faith No More: An Ovi
Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #71.
Our inspiration word is βrespectβ
and this is my ovi.
The Lake
Written for Friday Fictioneers where we are
encouraged to be creative in 100 words or less
using this photo for inspiration. Here is my story.
Eileen gathered some boxes from the attic and began to pack up her late husbandβs belongings; Ned always told Eileen he wanted his things donated to the menβs shelter.
Now the drawer was empty except for a folder; inside Eileen found Nedβs sketches of their lake. Leafing through them, Eileen was outraged to see drawings of her sister Denise in the lake dated 2023 β the last time she visited. Ned and Denise had a fling years ago but Ned ended it β or so he said.
Eileen put the sketches back into the folder. Time for a little chat with Denise.
NARΒ©2024
100 Words
This is βCry Me A Riverβ by Diana Krall
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
View From The Bridge
Written in response to The Unicorn Challenge
where we are asked to be creative in 250 words or less
by using the photo you see below. This is my story.
NB. My story is another perspective prompted by C.E. Ayrβs intriguing response to this weekβs Unicorn Challenge. Please check out C.E.βs story here and/or here. I hope you enjoy my version and his.
Contrary to popular opinion, sometimes these things really do just happen β at least thatβs how it was for me.
My husband was out for the day … the monthly visit with his son from his first marriage. I never fault him this time alone; itβs good for him and it gives me the chance to spend a day in my favorite book store.
One day while on my way home, I paused to watch the swans; from the bridge I saw a man emerge from his boat. As if drawn by my presence, he glanced up at me and waved. I waved back. Then the most unexpected thing happened: he beckoned me. I went down to greet him and that was the beginning of our affair.
Now I live for my husbandβs monthly visits with his son.
This month my husbandβs son is backpacking with friends and there is no visit. He busies himself with tennis and darts at the pub. Desperate to meet my lover, I bailed on our tennis game, pretending to be sick, and my husband went off alone to find a partner.
The afternoon with my lover was heavenly; half-way home I turned around and returned to the boat.
How could I know my husband had paused on the bridge to watch the swans and saw me leave the boat?
How could my husband know that while he was plotting his jealous revenge, I had returned to the boat and was inside when he torched it?
NARΒ©2024
250 Words
This is “Diary Of Hate” by Michael Nyman
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and is not for use by anyone without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
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