I was on vacation in the Mediterranean for the last two weeks, so I missed a couple of prompts. But I'm back this week. Here's the...

Mermaids are everywhere. Here's an atypical mermaid fantasy. The prompt is: pixabay.com/photos/mermaid-fantasy-mystical-nature-2456981...

I loved this prompt and the story just popped into my head. In fact, I think it might be an opening scene for a long piece. Imagine the...

How universal is the "Roy G. Biv" mnemonic? Here's the prompt for that questions: pixabay.com/photos/lahore-pakistan-arabesque-4793144...

Disney's "Haunted Mansion", and the movie "A Haunting in Venice" go me thinking... Here's the prompt: pixabay.com/photos/flea-market-gram...

I missed last week (and maybe the week before?). Anyway, here's this week's entry based on this prompt: pixabay.com/photos/mystery-road-f...

I used this prompt for my latest submission to Writers of the Future, so I went the total opposite direction with this one. The prompt...

Finally! I can write some Science Fiction. Here's a cautionary tale, prompted by: pixabay.com/photos/norway-lofoten-natue-landscape-45406...

This was a fun one, "Second Lesson." The prompt is: pixabay.com/photos/mushroom-house-forest-wood-fantasy-3800390 SECOND LESSON The...

This one was fun. "Hamlet Was Right" has a couple of not-so-obscure references. The prompt was: pixabay.com/photos/ritual-spell-halloween...

I was traveling out west finishing my MA in Publishing at Western Colorado University, which is why I missed the past couple of weeks....

I've had a long history with the Tarot. It never ended well. Here's this week's prompt pixabay.com/photos/tarot-cards-magic-fortune-telli...

This is a great prompt this week. Lots of ideas came to mind for this one. Here's the best: "Haunted Philly Tours."...

This prompt reminded me of all the submissions we read for the Merciless Mermaids anthology. pixabay.com/photos/pirates-sailing-ship-frig...

I went darker this week. Here's "Devil's Rave," inspired by this prompt: www.pixabay.com/photos/lost-places-graffiti-abandoned-1510592...

I missed the last two weeks--no good explanation why. This week, though, writing on such a rainy day, the prompt below really touched me....

I'm not thrilled with this one. I wrote it during one of Wes's band's bluegrass gigs. But it is what it is. The prompt was:...

This is another unintended consequences story. Here's the prompt: pixabay.com/photos/castle-fantasy-dark-medieval-2596885 And here's the...

I was going for fun with this one. I hope I succeeded. The prompt was: pixabay.com/photos/lost-places-monastery-past-masonry-4019367...

I missed last week--not sure why. I was golfing during the day, then went to a Wood Flower (Wes's bluegrass band) show. But, I'm back his...