Flash, Mini Story

Uphill Battle

Today at RDP, we are asked to share a story,
ย poem, photo, painting, essay, etc., focusing
on the word โ€˜screeโ€™
. Hereโ€™s my take.

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Flash, Mini Story, Mystery

Silent Night

Our gracious host, Rochelle, at Friday Fictioneers
encourages us to be creative by writing a story in 100
words or less using the photo prompt below. I am also
going with Fandangoโ€™s Story Starter #222 to provide
my first sentence. Hereโ€™s where the prompts took me.

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Mystery, Short Story

Tres Chic

Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #80
and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereโ€™s where the image took me.

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Short Story

Lying Lips

Written for Fandangoโ€™s Story Starter #219.
This is my story, using Fandangoโ€™s opening line.

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Flash, Micro Story

In Your Face

Written for Shwetaโ€™s Saturday Six Word Story
Prompt #149
โ€“ incorporating the word โ€˜lifeโ€™.
Hereโ€™s where the prompt took me.

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Music Blog

Long Cool Woman

Written for Song Lyric Sunday  
where the challenge is to write
about a song with โ€˜blackโ€™ in
the title. This is my song.

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Ovi Poem

Dancing Machine

Written for Ovi Poetry Challenge #86.
This weekโ€™s inspiration word is
โ€œenergyโ€. Keeping with this yearโ€™s
theme of positivity, this is my Ovi.

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Short Story

Shapeshifter

Written for The Unicorn Challenge where we are
asked to get creative in 250 words or less using
the photo below as inspiration. This is my story.

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Short Story

Lamb Stew

Looking through my early stories, I found one from 2017,
my first year on WordPress, with only 4 likes and no comments;
I thought I’d give it another shot. Any similarity between the MC
and yours truly is very much intended. I hope you enjoy Lamb Stew.

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Flash

Not My Bag, Baby

Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #376
where we are to write something in exactly 20 words
and include the word ‘handmade’. Here’s my flash.

ยฉ Nancy Richy

This quilted pillow is the only handmade item Iโ€™ve stitched.

I’m a cook and crafter but sewingโ€™s not my thing!

NARยฉ2024
100 Words

This is โ€œI Am Womanโ€ by the one and only Peggy Lee.

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Flash

High And Dry

Sammi at Weekend Writing Prompt
is challenging us with the word “note”;
in exactly 72 words, this is my response.

๐Ÿธ

After thirty minutes and two martinis I began feelingย paranoid. It was painfully obvious, at least to me, that everyone who saw me sitting by the bar thought I was either an elegant call girl just past her prime or a lonesome, tedious housewife who had beenย stood up.ย 

I became aware of someone approaching. I looked up expectantly, smiling; it was just the concierge. Whispering discreetly, he handed me a note.

NARยฉ2024
72 Words

This is โ€œThe Queen of the Bluesโ€, Dinah Washington, with โ€œDrinking Againโ€

This portfolio (including text, graphics and videos) is copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantโ€™s Trunk and The Rhythm Section and is not for use by anyone without permission. NAR ยฉ 2017-present.