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First of all I’d like to apologise to those of you whose blogs I haven’t managed to read or comment on over the past few weeks. I also have a stack of book reviews I need to post. My excuse is that, as of today, I have a new role that’s taken a lot of…
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Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 77 words using the following eight words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Nicola Daly: The lycra-clad coyote carefully read his sports therapist’s instructions…
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Your prompt word this week is FIGURE This week’s word has so many possibilities – we talk about pear-shaped figures and apple-shaped figures, for example. We figure things out – or try to. A figure can be a symbol or a number. There are central figures and key figures in relation to important people. What…
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I see the cat’s been critiquing my work again… Image credit: Esther Chilton
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Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is PUZZLE Last week’s word was LAND. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: So excited about playing in a bandI thought I’d help the pilot to landOnly it backfired you seeNow we’re bobbing in the sea –We were meant to land, over there, on the…
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Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 77 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 44 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your delightful stories: Nicola Daly: The bear poured himself some wine with…
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Your prompt word this week is LABEL My mind settled on this week’s prompt word when I was cutting out an uncomfortable label from a top. It kept digging in. The labels seem to be getting longer as there’s more information companies are required to add. But there are all sorts of labels – we…
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I wouldn’t recommend the first one… Image credit: Pinterest
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Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is LAND Last week’s word was WRECK. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: I didn’t half look a wreckBy the time I was half way through the trek‘A doddle’ll it’ll be!’He’d lied to meWhich is why he’s now floating in the beck! *beck is the…
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Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 44 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 60 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your clever stories: poetisinta: Hey Mr Tambourine Man Foxy had insomnia every…