Haiku, Poem

In Autumn

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #86
incorporating the word “shade”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.

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Miscellaneous

Mother Knew Best

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #85
incorporating the word “club”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Faded Memories

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #83
incorporating the word “promises”.
Here’s where the prompt led me.

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Poem

When The Storm Rolls In

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #80
incorporating the word “strike”, and for the

image from Mark @ Today’s Writing Practice.
Here’s where the prompts led me.

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Short Story

Back For Blood

Written for Today’s Writing Practice #6
where we’re given today’s prompt.

Also for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word is “window”.
Here’s where the prompts took me.

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Free Verse, Poem

Colette

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.

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Short Story

Ten Words, One Note

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts
where the word this week is ‘voice’.
Here’s where the prompt took me.

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Flash

Dog Eat Dog

Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?-#274
exactly 39 words using the four required prompt words:
‘injunction’, ‘fluffy’, ‘tractor’ and ‘pyramid’ and Esther’s
Writing Prompts #52: ‘team’. This is my 39 word flash.

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Flash, Short Story

Between Friends

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts-50
with the prompt word  “secrets” and
Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts Wednesday
Challenge
with the prompt word “whimsical”.
This is my story.

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Short Story

Boxful Of Memories

Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #50
where the prompt word is “photographs”.
This is my family’s true story.

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Short Story

Who Could Ask For More

This week at Writing Prompts, Esther has teased us
with the word ‘gifts’. Meanwhile, Gerry and Sue
at Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge have
offered up the word ‘decorations’. This is my story.

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Short Story

So This Is Christmas

This week at Writing Prompts, Esther has teased us
with the word ‘Christmas’. Here are some happy
childhood memories from a piece I wrote in 2018.
This is my 2024 version of “So This Is Christmas”.

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