Poem, Word Prompt

All Snug In Their Beds

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘present’.
Thanks Martha! Here’s my take.

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Flash, Haiku, Poem, Word Prompt

RDP Monday: fluent

Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘fluent’.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s my take.

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Cinquain, Poem, Word Prompt

Christmas Is….

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #31 where
our inspiration word is “hope”. This is my cinquain.

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Short Story, Writing Exercise

Perchance To Dream

Written for Violet’s Quote Challenge where she
has asked us to include the following quote into
our writing: “If you’re happy in a dream, does

that count?
Here’s my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Musing, Word Prompt

RDP Saturday: party

Written for RDP, where Punam asks us
 to get creative with the word ‘party’.
Thanks, Punam! Here’s my take.

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Informative, Movie, Song, Uncategorized

Totally Devoted: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #311
“Caught Up In You”. Here’s my response.

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Poem, Wordle

Wintry Night

Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #455.
Our twelve prompt words are shown below.
Here’s where they took me. Thanks, Di!

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Haiku, Poem

RDP Sunday: reverie

Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us to get creative with the word ‘reverie’.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s my take.

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Musing, Song

Baby Come Back: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #310
“Oh Sherrie”. Here’s my response.

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Short Story, Theme Prompt

Through The Wall, Softly

Written for Muse on Monday where David
asks us to write a story about neighbors.
Here’s were the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Making Magic

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

Alone

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#445
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 16  words using the word ‘wait’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Musing, Word Challenge

RDP Tuesday: achievement

Written for RDP where Martha asks
“What’s one of your greatest achievements?”
Here’s my response. Thanks, Martha!

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Informative, Miscellaneous, Musing

Nobody But You: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #309
“I’ll Never Find Another You”.
 Here’s my response.

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Short Story, Very Short Story

RDP Friday: global

Today at RDP, Martha asks us to get creative
with the word ‘global’. Thanks, Martha!
The prompt took me back to something I
wrote in 2021. It’s always been a favorite.

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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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Poem

RDP Wednesday: yield

Today at RDP, sgeoil asks us to get creative
with the word ‘yield’. Thanks, Heather!

I found this poem in a box of mementos;
it was written by me in 1965.
The last stanza was written just now.

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Musical Poetry, Poem

Doloroso e Amoroso

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #187
where Ange has prompted us to write a piece of
“musical poetry” inspired by the instrumental
guitar track, “Canción Triste” by Jesse Cook.
This is my response. Thanks, Ange & David!

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Flash, Mini Story

The Empty Chair

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

Happy 54th Anniversary, Rochelle & Jan!

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Music Blog

November Air

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my November artist and his song.

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Poem

RDP Sunday: sepia

Today at RDP, drkottaway asks us
to get creative with the word ‘blink’.
Thanks, Doc!  Here’s my take.

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Music Blog

A Few Of My Favorite Things

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
‘Ring On Her Nose’.
This is my response to the challenge.

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Flash, Poem

RDP Saturday: blink

Today at RDP, Punam asks us
to get creative with the word ‘blink’.
Thanks, Punam!  Here’s my take.

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Music Blog

November Blue

This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my November artists and their song.

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Haibun, Poem

Being Sicilian: A Haibun

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#440
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
97 words using the word ‘heritage’. Here’s my take.

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Fantasy, Flash, Mini Story

Matchmaker

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” – #311
exactly 46 words using these four prompt words:
‘portal’, ‘drool’, ‘slippers’, and ‘marksman’.
Here’s my flash in exactly 46 words.

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Music Blog

Smile Though Your Heart Is Breaking

Written for Thursday Inspiration #304
“evil”. Here’s my inspired response.

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Musing, Short Story

RDP Tuesday: pet

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
 poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word ‘pet
. Here’s my take.

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Poem, Quadrille

Forever And Ever

Written for dVerse Quadrille #234: A Sparkler
A Day!
Punam invites us to celebrate Diwali
by writing a quadrille including a form of
the word “sparkler”. This is my quadrille.

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Music Blog

Time Won’t Let Me

Written for Thursday Inspiration #302 –
“Right Place, Wrong Time”
.
Here’s my inspirational response.

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