Dale offers the prompt, “scenes from an autumn garden”, for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
These photos are from a few years ago when we lived in Northbrook, Illinois. The flowers were in a public park or forest preserve.
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While trying to fill a six sentence story with words Greg realized he hadn’t a clue what to write that made any sense. A few blocks away neither could Bethany make any progress on her story.
Later that afternoon they found themselves sitting next to each other in a coffee shop in the last two available chairs complaining about their fruitless attempts to come up with decent stories. They whined and laughed while drinking their coffees.
That afternoon in the coffeeshop was how it all started. Over the years came the children, the grandchildren and even stories that made sense.
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Denise offers “fill” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Dale offers the prompt “my one weakness is…” for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
In my case, one of my weaknesses is to take photos of water during sunrises or sunsets. Others may like to sit on the shore or go into the water during the day. I can’t think of a good reason to do either of those two things.
Here are some examples.
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After re-reading the letter forgotten in a drawer he was cleaning out, Brian decided to tear it into pieces. George died years ago. Sarah was far away. The betrayal was painful, but it transformed into blessings beyond imagining and forgiveness should have settled it long ago.
Then Brian regretted tearing up the letter wondering if he should tape the pieces back together.
To make sure he didn’t, Brian took the pieces to the sink and burnt them.
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Denise offers the prompt word “tear” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
All of these limericks were originally posted to Esther Chilton’s Laughing Along With A Limerick during the month of September. Some I have slightly modified. I’ve even added titles which I hear limericks aren’t supposed to need.
I’ve added two photos for those who prefer a picture to a thousand words of nonsense.
When Hell Freezes Over
With the spell came a chill from the well
like a frost from the fires of hell.
So, we capped it that day,
made the devils obey
which they did with no rights to rebel.
Prompt word: “spell” September 1, 2025 (modified)
Just Buy A New Scale
The new scale I bought yesterday
has said what I feared it would say.
I should lose one or two
maybe more than a few
of the pounds that it said I might weigh.
Prompt word: “weigh” September 8, 2025 (modified)
The Difference Between Night And Day
It is funny how nightmares don’t seem
quite so spooky when in a daydream.
In the night, light is dark.
In the day, wolves don’t bark.
So relax. Wait till night comes to scream.
Prompt word: “funny” September 15, 2025
Shower Of Thoughts
As I thought and I thought and I thought
in a shower of thoughts I got caught.
I had hoped to get clean
not stay dirty and mean,
but I still do not do what I ought.
Prompt word: “shower” September 22, 2025
Tick, Tock, Tank
As a tank it was built for success.
It succeeded in making a mess.
It was stopped one fine day
when it went out to play
by a tank built to cause more distress.
Prompt word: “tank” September 29, 2025
Dale offers “changing seasons” as the prompt for this week’s Cosmic Photo Challenge.
Here are photos from all four seasons over various years.
Also in many different places.
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The family of four, Adam and Evie with their son and daughter, stopped for lunch. They each made a choice of drink and foot-long sandwich which was heated and sliced in two. After paying for the food Adam followed his family outside to a table in the park that Evie selected.
A woman, homeless and without food, sat at one of the tables they passed. Before sitting down, Adam took one of the halves of his sandwich and gave it to her.
Blessings flowed through the kingdom of heaven.
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Denise offers the prompt word “choice” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.
Matthew 25:40 KJV – And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
This completes the Apple Poof Delight tales.
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One of my poems, Light and Dark, was published yesterday in Whispers and Echoes. I am grateful to the editor for selecting it.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 