Esther Chilton

  • Join Me!

    I’ve been teaching a series of Zoom courses with The Writers Bureau which I’m absolutely loving. Join me for the next one. Here are the details: Improve your powers of description by learning how to draw your readers right into the scene by using the senses effectively. Two session Zoom workshop starting on Tuesday 4th…

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: MESS Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word NECK in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: My friend has gone really high techWith a collar wrapped tight round his neck.When I asked him, he…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: TABLET So can you tell a story in five words using the word TABLET in it somewhere? Your word last week was BLANKET. Here are your BLANKET stories: Keith Channing: A blanket ban covers blankets. Under a blanket of…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Perhaps I’ll give this one a miss…

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: NECK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CHURCH in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: As the time nears for jumpers and sweaters,We should think of our elders and betters.A bench near the…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: BLANKET So can you tell a story in five words using the word BLANKET in it somewhere? Your word last week was SPEAK. Here are your SPEAK stories: Keith Channing: Speak more clearly; I’m … pardon?Please speak after the…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Not the best acronym to choose for your company…

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: CHURCH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FELL in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: Before to penury I fellMy life had been going quite wellUntil my better halfAt my efforts did laughAnd…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: SPEAK So can you tell a story in five words using the word SPEAK in it somewhere? Your word last week was GARAGE. Here are your GARAGE stories: Keith Channing: My garage is too small. A local garage is…

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  • A Trip Down Memory Lane

    A Royal Obsession It was in 1981 that I first took an interest in Princess Diana. I was nine years old and we were on holiday in Torquay. There was quite a furore in the guest house where we were staying: Prince Charles and Lady Diana were getting married that week, and everyone staying there…

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