Esther Chilton

  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – BRAIN Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was CHEESE. Keith Channing: I say, here’s a jolly good wheeze, A jape fit for us retirees. Let’s see if…

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  • A Poem For Friday

    Unwanted Gifts It is the worst time of year, One that fills me with great fear, It’s my birthday next week, you see, I know I should be filled with glee, To receive presents and gifts galore, But I don’t want them, not anymore, Not out-of-date sweets from Uncle Ken, Or twee ornaments yet again,…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is PROMISES. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word PROMISES in it somewhere? Here are your MISTAKES from last week: Sarian Lady: Mistakes, we learn from them. Keith Channing: Mistakes? Surely you mean misunderstandings. Mistakes? No, I’ve…

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  • For part one, click here For part two, click here She hadn’t meant to say it. Time was ticking away. Weeks were passing, months, then a year. Time ticking down to their return to England. It wasn’t long. Surely she could cope, just a little bit longer? But he had asked her. And she couldn’t…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    It always helps to have clear advice…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – CHEESE Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was MOP. Keith Channing: My soufflé’s a bit of a flop, To clear it I needed a mop. It rose…

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  • A Poem For Friday

    Tights Tights. Now there’s a word, Which is quite absurd, Panty hose is just as bad, And pop socks are a daft fad, The men all like stockings best, But those straps are such a pest, Knee highs seem to be knee lows, Falling right down to my toes. But tights take the crown, For…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is MISTAKES. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word MISTAKES in it somewhere? Here are your SECRET stories from last week: Sarian Lady: Secret Seven books childhood bliss. Keith Channing: Always secrete your secret secretions! Trent’s World:…

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  • Coming Home – Part Two

    For part one, click here She looked at the front door key in her hand and closed her fist round it. She couldn’t do it. She couldn’t pluck up the courage to go in. “Something moved! There are tigers in there,” Gemma screamed and clung to Sarah’s leg. A black cat sauntered out of the…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    A bit of a mixed message here…

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