How’s your week so far? Cold? It has been where I live, with a chilly wind, but at least the snow has now gone. Here is a new challenge to warm you up:
Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story:
- SCORCHING
- IGLOO
- HERBAL
- CAT
The previous prompt was to tell a story in 18 words using the following words in it somewhere:
- RESOLUTIONS
- CUSTARD
- HAIRDRYER
Here are your brilliant stories:
Ann Stokell:
One of this year’s resolutions was to stop trying to set custard quickly using a cool hairdryer.
Despite resolutions of becoming an adventurous cook, Elsie found it impossible to caramelise custard using a hairdryer.
It turned out that too much alcohol led to resolutions like firing Devon custard out of a hairdryer.
Murray Clarke:
My New Year’s resolutions include eating custard instead of cream, and using my hairdryer less to save money!
I hate resolutions. Eating my frozen custard, I searched for my hairdryer. I need to rethink my resolutions.
In a bid to make better resolutions, Anna spilled custard on her hairdryer. New Year’s Day began chaotically.
The hairdryer had cut out, my resolutions to use it as a mixer failed. The custard was solid!
Squirreljan:
Don’t use custard as a styling aid. It makes the hairdryer sticky. I’m giving up New Year resolutions!
My resolve to stick to my resolutions melted like custard under a hairdryer. Chocolate cake, come here!
Out of gas, I’m cooking custard with the hairdryer. So much for my resolutions to use less electricity!
Maggie’s resolution was to act her age. Out went her diet, exercise, makeup, and hairdryer. In came custard.
In our house, custard is the instant kind with hot water. Maya loves the hairdryer, but resolutions? None.
It was the exploding hairdryer episode that did it.
‘Stuff resolutions!’ she muttered, devouring yet another custard cream.
I thought she’d said we needed more revolutions, not resolutions, as I tipped custard powder into her hairdryer.
The family read their resolutions. Granny Custard pointed her hairdryer at them to accentuate her words. Everyone laughed.
My resolutions, little whims
No care of a hairdryer
Not revolutions, naked swims
Then custard by the fire
“Babe, your skin is Blancmange custard smooth and your highlights look fabulous using your new High Resolutions Hairdryer!”
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Esther Chilton 
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