Written for βItβs Story Timeβ with Jolene.
Our four prompt lines are shown below.
Tag: Secrets
The Plank
Written for Thursday Doors Writing Challenge 2026.
This week I am writing a story inspired by a photo
by Katy Trail of an abandoned building that
looks like it holds a lot of dark secrets.
Hereβs where the image took me.
The Missus
Written for Fandangoβs Story Starter
and TN’s OLWG #411; all the prompts are
shown below. Hereβs where they took me.
Housecalls – Part 6: Unknown Memories
For a refresher, you can read Part 5 HERE.
Continue reading “Housecalls – Part 6: Unknown Memories”A Civil Matter
I’m recuperating from surgery
and hope to be back tomorrow.
Written for Muse On Monday where David
has asked us to write about someone breaking
into their own house. Hereβs my take.
Housecalls β Part 5: What He Was Like
You can read Part 4 HERE.
Continue reading “Housecalls β Part 5: What He Was Like”Secrets
This image of switchboard operators
on Dan Antionβs No Facilities site
caught my eye and interested me
enough to write a story. And here it is.
Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind
You may read Part 2 HERE.
Continue reading “Housecalls – Part 3: What Was Left Behind”American Pie
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.
The Peacekeeper
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #462 and
for Sadjeβs WDYS β What Do You See #326.
Here’s where the image & prompt words took me.
hand, ruby, drum, banquet, lady, box,
food, trouble, dress, cheek, instance, and two
Transient Traces
Written for Sadjeβs βWhat Do You Seeβ #324.
Hereβs where the photo prompt took me.
The Wagging Tail Case: A Dirk Malone Story
Written for Violetβs challenge where she has
asked us to include the following quote
into our writing: βA dog has lots of friends
because it wags its tail and not its tongue.β
Hereβs my response to the challenge.
Christmas Visitor
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #735. Our host is
Brenda Warren; this weekβs prompt words are shown
below. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
skin, once, third, room, swallows, blink, kindling,
secrets, starless, conjures, dragon, and demons
Whispered Secrets
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
#314, exactly 40 words using these four prompt
words: βbonsaiβ, βpuddleβ, βknapsackβ, and
βrejoiceβ. Hereβs my 61-word flash.
The Confession
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle #459.
Our prompt words this week are: front,
thrum, mix, echo, memory, fear, think,
hold, mass, never, ready, and late.
Here’s where the prompt words took me.
Come Sail Away
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
#441 where weβre asked to be creative in exactly
73 words using the word βceruleanβ. Also for Sue &
Gerryβs Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge –
βbucketβ. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
RDP Monday: spill
Today at RDP, we are asked to share a
story, poem, photo, painting, essay, etc.,
centered on the word βspillβ. Hereβs my take.
Time Unfolds
Written for Sadjeβs What Do You See #291
and Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts β Β
The One Day Prompt (13) This is my response.
Vespers
Written for Gerry & Sueβs Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge, incorporating the word
βsilhouetteβ. Todayβs amazing graphic
is by Kevin @ The Beginning At Last/
No Theme Thursday. This is my story.
The Burden Of Secrets
Written for OLWG #417.
The prompts appear below.
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.
Undercover
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.
Passion
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing
Prompt #411 using the word βfierceβ in
exactly 36 words. This is my story.
To Fly
Written for Eugiβs Moonwashed Weekly Prompt,
I have chosen her prompt βreach for infinityβ.
On The Rocks – Part 5: The Euganean Hills
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.
The Thing
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.
Between Friends
Written for Estherβs Writing Prompts-50
with the prompt word βsecretsβ and
Gerry & Sueβs Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge with the prompt word βwhimsicalβ.
This is my story.
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.
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.
The Confrontation
Written for Weekly Prompts – The One-Day Prompt (6)
and The Sunday Whirl – Wordle 673 incorporating the
twelve required words shown below. Here’s my story.
βSecrets, lies, glimpses at your messages, the way you jump for the phone every time it rings. Youβre living a secret life, Kenneth, and itβs destroying us.β Juneβs lips quivered, her eyelashes were wet with tears. She walked across the living room to stoke the slowly dying fire β¦. an ironic symbol of their languishing nine year marriage.
Kenneth stood by the window looking down at the street below. As much as he tried to avoid talking about it, he knew one day it would come to this.
June wondered if he was even listening.
βYou had another dream last night, Kenneth; the bed was soaked with sweat. Donβt you think I have a right to know?β
Slowly Kenneth turned to face June; he let out a ragged breath. βYes, darling. Itβs time you knew the truth. Come, sit with me.β
They sat together on the couch for a few moments in silence. Finally Kenneth turned to June and took her hand in his.
βIβm leaving, June. Iβm going back to the Congo.β
June was stunned; of all the things Kenneth could have said, she never expected that. βAnd back to the arms of your lover Sunda, no doubtβ she spat out bitterly. βHow could you, Kenneth!β
βSundaβs dead, June. The fevers returned with greater intensity and frequency. She didnβt make it.β
βDead?! Then what other reason could you possibly have for going back?β June asked, bewildered.
βThe messages Iβve been getting .β¦ theyβre all from my doctor. Twelve years ago Sunda and I nearly died from the plague in the Congo while doing research. We both miraculously survived. Now sheβs dead and I also have the fevers. I’m dying. The doctor confirmed my fears.β
βNo! It can’t be true! I donβt understand, Kenneth. Why must you return to the Congo? Stay here with me. Weβll find the best doctors and fight this together!β June sobbed.
βOh, darling June. If only it were that easy. Thereβs just one cure and it lies in the Cinchona plant hidden deep in the western swamp forests of the Congo. I refuse to expose you to the danger. I leave tonight.β
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