The doorbell repeatedly rings, way too loudly. The baby wakes and starts to cry. I lift him in my arms and trudge to answer the door. “Good morning madam, I just need a moment of your time…I have this lovely set of…”
“Let me just take that moment”, speaking over the baby’s cries, “and say to you, pitch your wares to someone who’s interested, good day!”
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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!
Magda finished dressing as her husband sat on the bed, shockingly quiet. “I use black eyeliner, combat boots, and a visible aura of disdain, for tonight the devil can ride! The era of Trump will soon fade, as dissenting individuals like me will protest against his tyranny!”
Her husband shies away from her, and asks, “do I still figure in your life?”
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OLWG# 422- June 14th Micro-Poetry Sampling
Cellpic Sunday – The Smallest Lizard?
The caravan parked in one of the state’s forests, so when the wheels touched bundles of tracks, we stopped to investigate. There were traces of old pelts—legends tended to tell stories of cloud’s breath bearing down on some unwanted hunters of the animals also trying to survive on the land.
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Wordle 710
Saturday Six Word Story Prompt (6WSP) #140 – Jun 14, 2025
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The bright yellow taxi lost its wheel sending us walking on the road, into a dark, cruel path—a labyrinth. It was unending, even dripping wet! My sweater started to soak through. When I looked down I saw a crab happily walking to a light. It turned out the crab led us to the opening.
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Can You Tell A Story In…
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You may think that I am aloof
As I sit up over you on the roof
The reason is my dear wife Francie
Is way down on the patio dancing!
I didn’t say I’d be happy to join her
So she stomped out and found her own partner.
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The Unicorn Challenge-13/06/25
I would like to be a person of folly
But lately I’m a bit melancholy
I dwell on photos of the past
When family gatherings would last
Now I hate to see them leave
But I don’t go so far as to grieve
Mostly I have a happy life
I can handle with humor most of the strife.
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Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge -Melancholy.
I never want anything to fizzle
I love cooking steak or burgers that sizzle
Or anything that has a bit of fat
I guess pork chops are included in that
There was a time I catered for groups
But standing so much threw my back for a loop!
I still like to see a finished dish
To serve at my family’s wish.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #420 – Fizzle
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