Challenges
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Your writing prompt this week is BLUE This word is so much more than just a colour (and the Smurfs!). There’s music – the blues; it’s used to describe a mood; there are various aspects to it spiritually; it can also be saucy and a naughty joke; or perhaps it means something else to you.…
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Another week begins… I hope you’re all ready for it. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is: FRANK Last week’s prompt was TRAIL. You came up with some very clever limericks: Nicola Daly: I once met Sidney the Snail Famed for his slimy grey trail ‘It isn’t fair,’ He said in despair ‘In my next…
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Hello there. How are you? Having a good week? I hope so. Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 45 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories:…
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Your writing prompt this week is PAPER When I think of this word, stationary bursts into my mind – notebooks, writing paper, envelopes, cards, gift wrap, diaries, etc. I used to love exploring stationary shops and would always come away with a bag full of all sorts. What about you? Is it the image of…
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Here’s to a great new week. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: TRAIL Last week’s prompt was TALK. You came up with some very funny limericks: Annette Rochelle Aben: Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Wah Wah Wah Wah Always talking People gawking Ha ha ha ha Frank Hubeny: “When you…
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We’re almost in June! Where is the first half of the year going? I hope your week is going well so far. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 15 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50 words using the…
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This week’s word prompt is TESTS When you see this word, is your first thought exams? A driving test? Does it instill fear into you as you think back to those tests you had to take? Maybe you see it as a more positive word – tests into finding cures for cancer and other life-threatening…
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We’ve another bank holiday here in the UK today. The weather isn’t too good, which is the norm, but I hope you’ve had a good one anyway. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you at the start of the week. Your word this week is: TALK Last week’s prompt was RENT. You came up with some…
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We’re over halfway through the week and counting down until the weekend. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your fabulous stories:…
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This week’s word prompt is TREASURE What comes into your mind when you think of that word? Pirates? Gold coins and goblets? Perhaps it’s a loved one you treasure, or a moment in time. It could even be time itself that you treasure. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love to read your…
Esther Chilton 