Flash, Micro Story

Alone

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#445
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 16  words using the word ‘wait’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Nobody’s Perfect

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#444
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 47  words using the word ‘fluent’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

The Keeper

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#443
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly  words using the word ‘vision’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

A Question Of Judgment

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#442
where we’re asked to be creative in
exactly 58 words using the word ‘keyboard’.

Also for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘epic’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Mini Story, Mystery, Wordle

A Fading Echo

Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle – #731. Our
host is Brenda Warren and these are our words:
rooted, years, footsteps, creaks, look, stir,
hour, loop, clock, echo, before, and slips.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Fantasy, Poem

Come Sail Away

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#441
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
73 words using the word ‘cerulean’. Also for Sue &
Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
‘bucket’. Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Haibun, Poem

Being Sicilian: A Haibun

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#440
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
97 words using the word ‘heritage’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

Whiz Kid

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#439
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
19 words using the word ‘bachelor’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

Reveille!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#438
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
57 words using the word ‘clinomania’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

Could Be Worse!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#437
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
49 words using the word ‘erinaceous’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

Postmortem

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#436
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
37 words using the word ‘supine’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Micro Story

Mean Old Man

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#435
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
22 words using the word ‘speak’. Here’s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story

Aw, Shucks!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#434
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
77 words using the word ‘woebegone’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge
where the prompt word is ‘imagine’’ and Fandango’s FOWC

using the word ‘weed’. Here’s where the three prompts took me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Mischief

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#433
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
60 words using the word ‘flibbertigibbet’.
Here’s where this very fun prompt took me.

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Flash, Mini Story

Pretty Painted Nails

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#432
where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
85 words using the word ‘eavesdrop’. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge –
‘lilac’.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Flash, Micro Story

Lover, Come Back!

Sammi asks us to be creative with the word
“umbrella” in exactly 24 words while Gerry &
Sue
want us to include the word “burgeoning”.
Maybe this timely image from Mike at OMIMM
will inspire me. Here’s where my thoughts went.

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Flash, Mini Story

The Jerk

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #429
using the word ‘audacity’,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
using the word ‘level’.
In exactly 79 words, this is my take.

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Uncategorized

Order Of The Snake

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #428
using the word ‘sibilant’,
and for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge
– ‘circumspection’.
In exactly 35 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

It’s Just Not Fair!

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #427
using the word ‘conference’, and for Sue & Gerry’s

Weekly Prompts Colour Challenge – ‘brown’.
In exactly 59 words, this is my take.

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Fantasy, Poem

Smiling Girls & Rosy Boys

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #426
using the word ‘plethora’;
in exactly 67 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Uncategorized, Very Short Story

Without A Care

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #425
using the word ‘lagoon’,
with inspiration from a great image
by Kevin @ No Theme Thursday.
In exactly 48 words, this is my take.

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Sci-Fi, Short Story

Broken Alliance

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #424
using the word ‘demure’,
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge
(intoxicating) and
OMIMM
Weekly Writing Prompt #67
. In 70 words,
this is where my imagination took me.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Il Mare*

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #423
using the word ‘grotto’.
In exactly 17 words, this is my take.

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Flash

Frantic

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #422
using the word ‘brace’.
In exactly 25 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

It’s Just How Guys Talk

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #421
using the word ‘limerence’.
In exactly 91 words, this is my take.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Grandma Rose: Brioschi

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #420
using the word ‘fizzle’.
In exactly 62 words, this is my take.

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Limerick, Poem

Hoisted By His Own Petard

Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #236
with the prompt
word  ‘bowl’. This is my limerick.

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Poem

Wishful Thinking

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #419
using the word ‘delicacy’,
and for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge
using the word ‘blue’.
In exactly 39 words, this is my poem.

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Flash, Very Short Story

Corporal Punishment

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #418
using the word ‘annex’
in exactly 44 words. This is my flash.

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Flash, Short Story, Very Short Story

Love For Sale

Congratulations to Sammi Cox as she begins
her 9th year at Weekend Writing Prompt!
❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀ ❀
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing
Prompt #417
using the word ‘boudoir’
in exactly 56 words. This is my story.

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