• Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is DRIVE The first thought that came into my mind relating to this week’s prompt is to drive a vehicle. But, of course, as with so many words, there are multiple meanings. Those vehicles might be parked on a drive, for example, or we may go out for a nice

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Love this church sign: Photo credit: Pinterest

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  • Happy new week! I hope your week has got off to a good start. Here’s your Monday limerick challenge. Your new word is APPLE Last week’s prompt was CALM. You came up with some marvellous limericks: Nicola Daly: The sea wasn’t terribly calm So the captain sang us a psalm ‘And if that don’t help Try

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is Lou Holmes. She’s part of the

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  • It’s that time of week again – don’t they come round quickly?! Yes, it’s story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 66 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 73 words using the following seven words in it somewhere: Here are your wonderful

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  • Word Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is: FLYING I’ve always admired our feathered friends and love to watch geese flying in a V, the little sparrows and robins flitting from tree to tree and the ducks waddling. But of course we, too, can fly – in planes, helicopters, balloons and rockets. We might also use this

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Well, that’s one way to stop kids weeing in the pool… Image credit: Pinterest

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  • My weekend was a busy one – in a good way. I was away at a writing event which was lots of fun. I hope you had a relaxing/productive one. Now it’s time for your fresh limerick challenge. Your new word is CALM Last week’s prompt was NIGHT. You came up with some clever limericks: Nicola

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  • I was delighted to have my short story ‘Invisible’ published over on Marsha Ingrao’s Always Write blog. I’d love you to head over for a read if you have time: https://alwayswrite.blog/2026/01/27/story-chat-digest-invisible-by-esther-chilton *** Image credit: Pinterest

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  • Can You Tell A Story…

    It’s Thursday and time for your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 73 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Therapy Bits: At dawn, a wrestler practiced

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