Esther Chilton
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Some of you may remember helping my partner, crime writer Graeme Cumming, with the blurbs for the books in his Rand Scott series. He’s still immensely grateful. I’m delighted to let you know that since you helped him, he’s won a prize in the The Noose Awards for Borderline, the first book in the series,…
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Many of you are familiar with Kevin Morris‘s brilliant poems. He can make you laugh one minute and cry the next – and that takes real talent. Kevin recently brought out a poignant collection of poems: Shadows and Birdsong. Here’s a bit about it: Shadows and Birdsong brings together poems that reflect on nature, memory,…
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Your word this week is FENCE This week’s word was prompted by someone I was reading about who always ‘sits on the fence’, never saying how they really feel. Of course we most associate it with being a structure that separates two pieces of land. It’s also a sport. I recently learned that it’s the…
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Talk about the obvious… Image credit: Pinterest
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Happy new week. Here’s your new limerick prompt. Your word this week is RAGE The previous word was SELLS. Here are your limericks: Aptivi’s Joyful Corner: The Competing Stores Both guys opened their electronic store.The first sells phones, the second sells moredevices, like foldable phones.So, the second store dethronesthe first store. What should this store…
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Today is Remembrance Sunday here in the UK. To commemorate the day, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight one of my former student’s poetry booklet, War and Remembrance. Written by Gordon Simmonds, I found every poem heartbreaking but breathtaking. I was compelled to read it; these soldiers’ stories are powerfully told. But Gordon…
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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 a valued member of The Writers…
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Your word this week is SNAKE Many people are frightened of snakes. I find them fascinating. But this word has many meanings aside from being the name of a reptile. It can be used to describe someone who is treacherous or a person who is flexible and has snake hips. It has different meanings in…
