Standing there, pushing levers
Got my highest score ever
Suddenly I heard a voice
“So glad you made this choice!
Welcome in, won’t feel a thing…”
And then I saw myself running
Inside the game I’m now trapped
Every time they hit those flaps
The ball hits me in the head
I should have seen the rules that read:
Any score above three hundred-five
You’ll be transported inside.
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Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge #357
Trying to navigate the rules
Should have worked harder at school
The labyrinth of a library visit
No understanding, asking “where is it”
Annoyed librarians look down their specs
Point to a shelf and I think maybe I’m hexed
I wander, clueless as to the shelf I need
Should have learned ol’ Dewey’s system, DDC.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 27th, 2026
Love, hope is hard to come by
A word on paper can give passion
No need for money that corrupts
Neither can you rely on luck
Courage to create your own happiness is key.
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What do you see # 325- 26 Jan, 2026
Sue didn’t want to carry the reputation of being a rich, petty snob and tended to worry that hanging out with Jessie and Mary might paint her with the same brush. It was constantly in her head but she had her pride. She tried talking about it with one of her sisters who suggested she try to get honest support and ideas from the school guidance counselor. After pouring out her heart to this teacher, she received no custom advice and was sorry she let the counselor realize how vulnerable she really was.
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MLMM Monday Wordle #461
“Check this out”, Sara said facetiously. “I think this might be true!” Sara held up her phone so her husband could see the Instagram photo. She knew her husband was secretly seeing the woman in the phone’s photo. The picture showed her scantily dressed sitting on Davis David, the latest movie star. “Guess she likes him”, her husband said, red faced with anger.
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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Prompt Word!
Wanting everything to be right
Tall candles gave us subtle light
The dinner superb
She choked out a blurb
Clutching her throat, “allergic” the word.
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Laughing Along With A Limerick
I was on top, she was below
An old wooden sled, she’s steering, wind blows
Our faves are freezing, we’re going fast
My job was to keep an eye for cars to pass
A hilly slope, a covered dirt road
I was supposed to let her know
A trick came to mind on that snowy slope
There’s a car coming I yelled like a dope
She headed quick and straight for the bank
The plowed snow was hard like a plank
We landed stiff as boards
Head first in the snow banked side of the road.
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True story😵💫😀
Monday Poetry Prompt: Winter Storm
Sitting enjoying a jalapeño popper
The games on the tv, no ads stoppers
Heard a yell so interesting
Picked up my beer, from where it was resting
Sat up
Abrupt
Almost choked on my popper
And then I became what I hate, an eavesdropper.
I turned down the tv
Rose up from my chair
Saw my glass just sitting there
I downed its beer right quick
Put the empty wet glass up to the thick
Partition and hoped I’d hear something wild
Instead it was yelling at the cat, so quite mild
I learned my lesson, don’t be so rude
Mind your own business, ignore any feuds.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 26th, 2026
Wanting to make a good impression
Last stop included a cleanup session
Three kids, a dog in a backseat
Out of the car my words on repeat
Now don’t get dirty, a mile to go
And then them roll down a dirt grass hill.
*true story and I left out there was a pile of dog do on the hill😳😵💫
Quadrille #240: Fill, Zip, Trip
Winter wonderland, my frozen feet! These ice bound mornings I have to cross that lake and head over to Joe’s field to check on his cows. Three more days til he’s back. I hope my knees last that long. By the way Mildred, his water wheel is completely frozen over so we need to take water for the animals. I can’t wait til spring!
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The Bag Lady 
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