Haiku, Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Ukiah, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Into The Future

Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
I’ve written a ukiah for prompt #5
from Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt.

© Jill Witherspoon

ancient monitors that glow
data moving slow
dialing lines from long ago

Image by Me & Gemini

NAR©2025

Nancy’s Notes: Ukiah is a true reverse Haiku developed by Robert Ropars. It isn’t just the name that’s reversed; instead of typical un-rhymed haiku consisting of  3 lines with a syllable count of 5/7/5, ukiah consists of 3 lines with a syllable count of 7/5/7 and all 3 lines must rhyme.

This is “Computer Blue” by Prince

Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated, and may not be used without permission. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.



Longer Stories, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Room 407

Written for Muse On Monday.
Our challenge is to write a story
about a piece of obsolete technology.

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Photo Prompt, Poetry, Theme Prompt, Writing Challenge, Writing Prompts

Absurd Contradiction: Both Sides of the AI Coin

Written for Rena’s Xploration Challenge
where we consider the irony of AI. The
image seen below is our inspiration.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story, Word Prompt

Frequencies

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#446
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 38  words using the word ‘implant’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Digital Heartbeats

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #69
and for
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts The
One Day Prompt #15
. This week’s
inspiration is the photo seen below.
This is where my imagination went.

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