• Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is BANK I thought about this week’s word when I had a look at my bank account. It got me thinking about all the other uses we have for this word – we might talk about certainty – you can bank on that, for example. Then, there’s the riverbank. We also…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This week’s funny was sent in by Murray Clarke – he saw it at the side of a canal lock.

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  • Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your new word is FAKE Last week’s word was WEED. Here are your limericks: Squirreljan: The mad old biddy from Bath was looking for funSo she called upon her hippy great-great-grandsonTo come to her at speedWith some cake and some weedFor a smoke, then a sleep, then…

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  • 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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