Category Archives: Original Stories

These are original fictional stories or parts of stories that I either wrote or am in the process of writing.

A Decision Made

Posted on June 14, 2025 by hdh

This week’s writing prompts were picture driven. The Story Spark was: Male Energy. It began with a comment by novelist Ann Tyler during an interview with Robert Costa on “CBS Sunday Morning” on 5/25/25 “I’ve been looking at men closely … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on May 17, 2025 by hdh

The story spark was Girl Power. I chose the writing prompt “Her parents named her Harmony .” We had 20 minutes to write.  What’s in a Name? Their life was in turmoil. Lack of income made living hard. Add to … Continue reading →

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The Challenge

Posted on May 16, 2025 by hdh

The writing prompt was to pick something from the list of words/phrases that the happiest people have in common, and then write about one of the happiest times in your or a character’s life.  I chose the word – Challenge. … Continue reading →

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A to Z Blog Challenge 2025 – Reflections

Posted on May 6, 2025 by hdh

A to Z Blog Challenge 2025 Reflections I have completed my 10th year of the A to Z Blog Challenge, and this one was one of the most intensive ones I’ve attempted.  Following the idea that D. B. McNicol used … Continue reading →

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Z – Zephyr

Posted on April 30, 2025 by hdh

This story was written for the 2025 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, were pre-selected by a random word generator (MacChatGPT) and were included for each section of the appropriate letter … Continue reading →

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Y – Yearn

Posted on April 29, 2025 by hdh

This story was written for the 2025 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, were pre-selected by a random word generator (MacChatGPT) and were included for each section of the appropriate letter … Continue reading →

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X – Xylophone

Posted on April 28, 2025 by hdh

This story was written for the 2025 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, were pre-selected by a random word generator (MacChatGPT) and were included for each section of the appropriate letter … Continue reading →

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People always have something to say

Posted on April 27, 2025 by hdh

The writing prompt for this was: People always have something to say. We had 6 minutes to write.  People always have something to say Order, please, Order. But I have to be heard.    Not him, it’s my turn.   … Continue reading →

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Elder Thoughts

Posted on April 27, 2025 by hdh

The Story Spark for this was: Word Pairs. I chose ‘Ancient and New’ as my writing prompt. We had 25 minutes to write. Elder thoughts He was old, very old. One might even say he was ancient. You could tell … Continue reading →

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W – Wander

Posted on April 26, 2025 by hdh

This story was written for the 2025 April A to Z Blog Challenge. Twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, were pre-selected by a random word generator (MacChatGPT) and were included for each section of the appropriate letter … Continue reading →

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