Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts – 77
where the prompt word this week is ‘small’.
Here’s where the prompt took me ….
a poem about our youngest granddaughter.
Tag: Non-fiction
Little Foxes
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday: ‘silver’.
Our host Frank asks us to write a haibun with
the word ‘silver’ as our inspiration. This is my haibun.
Ten Words, One Note
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word this week is ‘voice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Montreux
Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers and here’s where the photo took me.
Pops
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #228. Our host
Mish asks us – just for the halibut – to write a quadrille
using the word ‘fish’ in any configuration. Recalling
the many stories about my husband and his identical
twin fishing with their Pops, this is my quadrille.
Did You Know?
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See #297.
This is where my imagination took me.
Divine Intervention
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #041. I chose pic #3.
This is where the image took me.
Did You Know?
Agrigento
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #040, using pic #1.
This is where the image took me.
Grandma Rose: Brioschi
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #420 using the word ‘fizzle’.
In exactly 62 words, this is my take.
Suspended Animation
This is The Unicorn Challenge where we are
encouraged to write a story in 250 words or
less using the photo below as inspiration.
I used a story of mine from 2019 which I
remembered the minute I saw the image.
In Vino Veritas
Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.
The Tiniest Of Creatures
Written for The Unicorn Challenge
where we are encouraged to write a
story in 250 words or less using this
photo as inspiration. Here is my story.
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes
Written for the April 27 edition
of Jim Adams’ Song Lyric Sunday.
Here’s what I have to say.
Share Your World – 4.15.25
Written for Share Your World
where Di is asking us a few
questions. Here are the Q&As:
I’d Be Lost Without It!
Written for Friday Faithfuls
where the theme is “Getting
More Out Of Your Phone”.
The Bus Ride
Written for OLWG #410.
The three prompts are shown below.
This is my story.
Share Your World
Di at pensitivity101 is asking us
to share our world by answering
a few questions. I can do that!
Here are her questions ~
Identical Grief Revisited: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets – Fancy
Meeting You At The Pub Today and
Saturday. We are asked to share any
poem of our choosing. I am sharing
a haibun I wrote almost one year ago.
Since then, our feelings remain unchanged,
except now laughter comes a bit more easily.
Live From New York
Written for Jim’s Thursday Inspiration #272 –
‘People Get Ready’.
Our inspiration is ‘ticket’. Here’s my spin on things.
Town With No Cheer
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 featured March artist and his song.
Get Off My Phone!
Written for Friday Faithfuls
theme “Suggestions”
Breaking News
Written for dVerse Poets Pub
Complaint, A Poem of Lament
This is my Clerihew
The Last Violin
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge (important) and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge (fragile). This is my response,
originally written in 2017, my 1st year blogging.
911
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #406
using the word “decisive”. In 39 words, this is my flash.
Tuesday’s Child: A Waltmarie
Written for dVerse Poets Meet At the Bar:
The Poetry of Names. Just last week
the theme at Song Lyric Sunday was
songs that feature our names.
This is my Waltmarie.*
To Tell The Truth
Written for Kymber’s Get To Know You #55.
What Are Two Truths And A Lie?
Here’s my response.
Electra Glide In Blue
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday.
The prompt word is ‘indigo’; this is my quadrille.
Bug Off!
Written for John Holton’s Writer’s Workshop
for the week of February 13-20 in response
to his prompt: Tell us about an encounter
with a bee or wasp (or hornet). Here’s my story.
Boxful Of Memories
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #50
where the prompt word is “photographs”.
This is my family’s true story.
The Elephant's Trunk 