Cinquain, Poem, Uncategorized

Out Of Control

Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #14.
Our inspiration word is โ€œcontrolโ€. I have
 written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2

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Music Blog

June, July, August

This week at Glyn Wiltonโ€™s Mixed Music Bag,
heโ€™s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Hereโ€™s my featured August artist and his song.

Continue reading “June, July, August”
Music Blog

Wouldn’t It Be Nice

Written for Song Lyric Sunday
where weโ€™re writing about a song
that made a great album opener.
Hereโ€™s how the theme inspired me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Colette

Written for Estherโ€™s Writing Prompts – 77
where the prompt word this week is โ€˜smallโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me ….

a poem about our youngest granddaughter.

Continue reading “Colette”
Flash, Micro Story

Suddenly

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word
Story Prompt #146
– โ€˜serendipityโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Haibun, Poem

How Sweet It Is

Written for dVerse ~ Poetโ€™s Pub: Who Has A Sweet~Tooth?
Our host Lillian asks us to write a poem using candy
names. This is my sweet~tooth inspired haibun.

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Musing

Sweet Silence: Thursday Inspiration

Written for Thursday Inspiration #288 โ€“
โ€œYap Yap Yap
โ€. Hereโ€™s my 2ยข worth.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Going Ape

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word
Story Prompt #143
– โ€˜fateโ€™. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story

The Hunt

This is The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write
a story in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration.

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Short Story

Flatlining

Not all broken hearts are caused
by love affairs gone wrong;

many are broken before love even starts.
Written for OLWG #422. The prompts are
shown below. This is my story.

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Poem

Wishful Thinking

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #419
using the word โ€˜delicacyโ€™,
and for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge
using the word โ€˜blueโ€™.
In exactly 39 words, this is my poem.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Big Day

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
asks us to use the photo below as inspiration

to write creatively in 100 words or less while
making every word count. This is my flash.

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Ovi Poem, Poem

Fly Away: An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #99.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œflightโ€. Keeping with the yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Short Story

Evening In Paris

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Haiku, Poem

Pisces Dreams: A Haiku

Written for Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #11
where our host Colleen challenges us to write a
syllabic poem of our choice featuring our Zodiac
color according to the chart shown below. I am
Pisces and the color chart says my color is pink.

What is your zodiac color?

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Flash, Very Short Story

We’re Here For The Sex

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #414
using the word โ€˜periwinkleโ€™
in exactly 30 words and for Sue & Gerryโ€™s
Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge โ€“ โ€˜pinkโ€™.
In exactly 30 words, this is my story.

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Music Blog

April 24, 1981

This week at Glyn Wiltonโ€™s Mixed Music Bag,
heโ€™s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Hereโ€™s my featured April artist and his song.

Continue reading “April 24, 1981”
Musing

New Beginnings!

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Flash, Very Short Story

Passion

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #411
using the word โ€˜fierceโ€™ in
exactly 36 words. This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

From Tiny Seeds

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #133
– โ€˜kindnessโ€™. This is my tiny story.

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Musing, Short Story

Isn’t It A Pity?

It seemed fitting to bring this one back today.

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Short Story

Whisked Away

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.

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Very Short Story

When It Ends

Written for OLWG #411.
The prompts are shown below.
This is my take.

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Music Blog

April’s Fool

This week at Glyn Wiltonโ€™s Mixed Music Bag,
heโ€™s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Hereโ€™s my featured April artist and his song.

Continue reading “April’s Fool”
Ovi Poem

Passage Of Time ~ An Ovi

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #93.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œriseโ€. Keeping with the yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Story

The Bus Ride

Written for OLWG #410.
The three prompts are shown below.
This is my story.

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Poem, Quadrille

In Golden Light

Written for dVerse Poets: Quadrille #220
‘Engrave Your Name Across My Heart’.
We are asked to write a quadrille using
the word โ€˜engraveโ€™. This is my
quad.

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Flash

I’m Too Sexy

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #408
using the word โ€˜heartโ€™.
In 11 words exactly, this is my flash.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Supergirl

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
(โ€˜forwardโ€™) and for
Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
(โ€˜raggedโ€™). This is my response.

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Flash, Short Story

Nancy & Bill In 2045

Written for Melissaโ€™s Fandango Flash
Fiction Challenge #312.
Hereโ€™s my flash.

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