Challenges
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My week has flown by – I don’t know about yours. I hope it’s been a good one. Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 40 words using the following four…
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Your new prompt word is TABLET This week’s prompt word came to mind when I was taking a tablet for a medical condition. But there are many other ways of looking at this word. You may have a tablet which you use as a computer. And, of course, they were used many years ago for…
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It’s been a scorcher of a weekend in the UK, so with that in mind, your prompt word is: HEAT Last week’s word was WARN. Here are your warnings: Nicola Daly: ‘I don’t like to blow my own hornbut you’ll see that I’m built – well,, fair brawn’And with a warning smileHe dropped his kilt…
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Did you miss your story challenge last week? Well, you seemed to have a lot of fun with the 100-word story. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 100 words using the following ten…
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Your new prompt word is EYES We use this word in many ways. Of course the obvious one is that we use our eyes to see. We also use our eyes to show emotion – surprise or to be flirty, for example. We talk about keeping our eyes peeled, or an eye on something. Then…
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I’m back from my break and ready to get going again. So let’s kick this Monday off with a new limerick challenge. Your prompt word is: WARN You had two weeks to complete the prompt while I was away. So I gave you two prompt words: CLEAN and PRINCE. You wrote such fun limericks: The…
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You have two weeks to complete the latest story challenge so I thought I’d go for a bumper one. Can you tell a story in 100 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 57 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are…
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Your prompt word this week is DISH I remember my nan using this word to describe a film star she thought was very good-looking. ‘He’s a dish, isn’t he?’ she said. But aside from referring to someone who is handsome, we use the word in lots of other ways – a satellite dish, something to…
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You have two weeks to work on your limericks this time as I’ll be away next week. So I’m giving you two choices. You can work on one of the words or both. Your words are PRINCE CLEAN Last week’s prompt was FLOOR. You wrote some brilliant limericks: Annette Rochelle Aben: Hello Individuality You knock on…
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Here’s your Thursday story challenge. Can you tell a story in 57 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 28 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Crystal: As I play Scrabble with a homeless guy who is…
Esther Chilton 