Esther Chilton
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Don’t you just love an ambiguous sign…
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Make your reader smile Ideas for humorous letters, fillers, articles and stories are everywhere. Something your granddaughter said which left you in stitches can make an ideal anecdote for a reader’s letter. Likewise, an experience abroad, be it braving the kamikaze streets of Rome or trying to make friends with a camel in Egypt, can…
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It’s Thursday and time for a new five-word challenge. For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Milk in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Lost. You sent in some brilliant stories. Here they are: Kim Smyth: I’m lost in a yarn. Been…
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What Amazon says An autumnal stroll through the woods, colourful leaves crunching underfoot, the air fresh on the face, laughter and lightness portraying a happy mother and daughter scene. But something isn’t right… A young boy who thought he knew his parents finds out that he doesn’t know them at all. Have you ever wondered…
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This week’s funny comes from Keith Channing. Thank you, Keith!
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Wonderful Weather The weather is a useful tool for producing a certain type of atmosphere. A gloriously sunny day immediately conjures up feelings of warmth and joy, where something happy is about to happen. This may be the atmosphere you want to create for a wedding in your story. Though, perhaps it’s a wedding doomed…
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Here is the final instalment of my Harrogate Festival journey. Click for parts one, two, three and four if you missed them. Here is the final instalment of my Harrogate Festival journey. Sunday morning dawned and we were due to set off for home. The Crime Festival still had half a day to go, but…
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Here’s a new five-word challenge for you. For this week’s challenge, can you tell a story in five words, using the word Lost in it somewhere? Last week, your story needed to contain the word Toy. You sent in some very clever stories. Here they are: Kim Smyth: She toyed with her hair. He buys…
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