• If you love nature and the environment, you might like to think about joining The Society of Environmental Authors and Journalists. We’re currently looking for articles for our magazine Bear Essentials. Click here to view the last magazine to see what type of articles we’re looking for.

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  • Your Thursday story challenge is here. Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 71 words using the following seven words in it somewhere: Here are your funny stories: Therapy Bits: Captain Morgan entered the sleepy town where a…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is BLOCK Numerous meanings for this week’s word come to mind – a Lego block, for example or a block of ice. There are buildings, such as a tower block or office block. Something might be causing you to have a mental block. Of course, there are physical blocks too. The…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I’m not sure she quite fits… Image credit: Esther Chilton

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  • It’s limerick time. Your new word is WEED Last week’s word was TRAIN. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: ‘I’d love to catch a fast trainSip champagne and stare through the paneWatch the world fly byArrive by and by…’‘On Avanti*? Dream on, you’re insane..’ *Avanti is the company that runs the trains up here. It is…

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  • Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 71 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 62 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Nicola Daly: ‘So, for my latest tiktok video, I’m…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is CLOSE I like the think of this week’s word as something positive – I’m close to my family or I’m close to finishing a piece of work, for example. You might ask someone to close their eyes as you’re about to give them a surprise. Some of us live in…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This week’s funny comes courtesy of Murray Clarke. The words might seem a bit familiar…

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  • Here is a new limerick challenge for you this fine Monday. Your word is TRAIN Last week’s word was BILLS. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: His icy voice gave me the chillsI wanted to run to the hillsHe put his hand in his pocketAnd pulled out a ‘locket’‘Can I use this to pay off all…

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  • Thursday means it’s story time. Can you tell a story in 62 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 37 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your clever stories: Nicola Daly: Wearing figure-hugging dungarees, the prophet swaggered across the sand,…

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