Flash, Uncategorized, Very Short Story

Without A Care

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #425
using the word โ€˜lagoonโ€™,
with inspiration from a great image
by Kevin @ No Theme Thursday.
In exactly 48 words, this is my take.

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Short Story

Timeless Connection

Written for Muse on Monday
where the challenge is to write
a story about an anachronism.
Using an image created by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday, hereโ€™s my take.

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Short Story

The Deep End

Written for OLWG #420.
The prompts appear below.

Image created by Kevin @
The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday
.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Vespers

Written for Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
, incorporating the word
โ€˜silhouetteโ€™. Todayโ€™s amazing graphic
is by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday
. This is my story.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

The Mission

Written for Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the prompt word
โ€œhangโ€. The amazing graphic shown below
 is by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday.
This is my flash.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Fingers Crossed

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Story Prompt
#132
. Graphic by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday
. The prompt word is โ€˜prayโ€™. This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Old Jedediah

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing
Prompt #409
using the word โ€˜revelโ€™ in
exactly 69 words. Also for Sue & Gerryโ€™s
Weekly Prompts The One Day Prompt
#11
. Gorgeous graphic is by Kevin @
The Beginning At Last/No Theme Thursday.
In 69 words exactly, this is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Matins

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Six Word Story Prompt #131.
Graphic by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/No Theme
Thursday
. The prompt word is โ€˜solitudeโ€™. This is my story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Takeout Stakeout

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ฆ..?”
#280
โ€“ exactly 30 words including the four
required prompts: โ€˜deviousโ€™, โ€˜brickโ€™, โ€˜chickenโ€™ and
 โ€˜tunnelโ€™. The amazing graphic was created by
Kevin @ No Theme Thursday. This is my story.

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Flash

Bellasaurus Roarus

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Challenge #130.
The prompt this week is โ€œpowerโ€. Image by Kevin at

The Beginning At Last/No Theme Thursday.
Here is my 6 word story.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Cry Me A River

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Challenge #126.
I have also used one of the great images by Kevin @
No Theme Thursday. This week’s prompt word is
โ€œhopelessโ€. Here is my 6 word very short story.

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Flash

The THC Volkswagen Blues

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Challenge #126.
I have also used one of the great images by Kevin @
The Beginning At Last/No Theme Thursday.
The prompt this week is โ€œlostโ€. Here is my 6 word story.

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Flash

Let The Music Play

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Challenge #125
and Kevinโ€™s The Beginning At Last/ No Theme Thursday
for 2/13/25. This weekโ€™s prompt word is โ€œescapeโ€.

Here is my 6 word story.

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Flash

My Native Land

Shweta is our host for the
Saturday Six Word Challenge (6WSP) #121.
This weekโ€™s prompt word is โ€œgriefโ€. I am also

using one of Kevin’s great images from
The Beginning At Last. Here is my 6 word story.

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Fantasy, Short Story

A Formula For Disaster

This is a story I wrote a few years ago.
Some of you have read it; many have not.
I revamped it and hope you enjoy the read.
Graphic created by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last.

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Short Story

El Paso

Written for OLWG #401-Ojรญnaga. 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.

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Flash

Sweet Talker

Written for Estherโ€™s โ€œCan You Tell A Story Inโ€ฆ..?โ€
exactly 18 words using the required three words
โ€˜resolutionsโ€™, โ€˜custardโ€™ and โ€˜hairdryerโ€™. I have also
responded to Sue & Gerryโ€™s Weekly Prompts Colour
Challenge
(โ€˜Blancโ€™) and used one of the great images
by Kevin at The Beginning At Last/No Theme Thursday.

This is my 18 word story.

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Flash

Super Hero

Shweta is our host for Saturday Six Word Challenge #119.
Graphic by Kevin @ No Theme Thursday
This weekโ€™s prompt word is โ€œbraveโ€.

Here is my 6 word flash.

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Short Story

Peppermint Twist

This is a little piece I wrote a few years ago
for Christmas Eve. Some of you read it back
then. I reworked it for New Yearโ€™s Eve and I
like it better than the original. Hope you do, too.

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Flash

When Rudolph Went Rogue

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #395
incorporating the word โ€œcommitโ€ in exactly 64 words.
I have also used a few of the awesome images by Kevin
at No Theme Thursday. In 64 words, this is my story.

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Short Story

Christmas With Mary

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #394
incorporating the word โ€œberateโ€ in exactly 90 words.
I have also used one of the awesome images by Kevin
at No Theme Thursday. In 90 words, this is my story.

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Flash

Santa Baby

Shweta is our host for the Saturday Six Word Challenge – #116.
This weekโ€™s prompt word is โ€œblindโ€. I thought this image from Kevin

at No Theme Thursday worked quite well. This is my 6 word story.

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Quadrille

Final Surprise

Using one of the very cool graphics from Kevin
at No Theme Thursday, this has been written for
dVerse Poets Quadrille #214 – โ€œGoing Out With A Bangโ€.
Theme suggested by Punam; this is my 44 word quadrille.

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Short Story

Golden Boy

Last week the three prompts from aooga at OLWG #390 were
1) I canโ€™t touch the ground; 2) a bar thatโ€™ll give me credit and
3) haunted wind chimes. Using two of Kevinโ€™s fabulous images
from No Theme Thursday for further inspiration, this is my story.

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Flash

Slim Pickings

Written for Sammiโ€™s Weekend Writing Prompt #389
incorporating the word โ€œhunterโ€ in exactly 99 words.
Also responding to Gerry & Sueโ€™s Weekly Prompts
Wednesday Challenge
(โ€œduplicityโ€) and Sue & Gerryโ€™s
Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge (โ€œmethodโ€).
For further inspiration, I am using one of the amazing
graphic prompts created by Kevin at No Theme Thursday.
Here is my 99 word flash.

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Short Story

On the Corner of Elm and Poplar

Written for Kevinโ€™s No Theme Thursday 10.31.24.
Weโ€™re offered incredibly creative images to inspire
and get our writing juices flowing. This is my story
.

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Short Story

Desperate Times

Written for Kevinโ€™s No Theme Thursday 10.31.24.
Weโ€™re offered incredibly creative images to inspire
and get our writing juices flowing. This is my story
.

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Short Story

Gashkuduro

Written for Wordle #678; I have incorporated the 12 words
which you see below into my story and featured one
of the
amazing images created by Kevin at No Theme Thursday.
Here is my story; heed the warnings within.

ghoulishใƒปnightใƒปwindใƒปtricksใƒปspinใƒปwrap
spellใƒปwithinใƒปdeadใƒปcryptใƒปburiedใƒปwicked

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Short Story

The Letter

Written for Kevinโ€™s No Theme Thursday 10.24.24,
Fandangoโ€™s Story Starter #172 (#FSS), Eugiโ€™s
Moonwashed Weekly Prompt (pretend), and
Gerry C & Sue Wโ€™s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
(fascination). This is my story.

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Short Story

Bar Kathmandu

Written for No Theme Thursday where Kevin
has offered us some incredible images to
inspire and get our creative juices flowing.
Revamping of a 2020 tale, this is my story.

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