Challenges

  • Word Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is EDGE This week’s prompt word came to mind after hearing an old song on the radio – Wham! and their ‘The Edge of Heaven’. The word can be defined as the ‘outside limit of an object, area, or surface’. But it has many other meanings, such as having superiority…

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  • Happy Monday to you all. Here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word is DUST Last week’s prompt was BREAD. You came up with some brilliant limericks: The Limerick Guy: Passover is “Bread of Affliction” week, And despite great cooking technique, Much to our consternation The Affliction’s constipation… A Jewish bind that ties so to speak. Graeme Sandford: There…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Thursday has come round so quickly this week. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: GERBIL WONDERLAND ZIP AFTERSHAVE BANSHEE Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 26 words using the following three words in it somewhere: ORGANIC CATERPILLAR SUDOKU…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is LEAVE/S It was while I was out for an autumn stroll that this week’s prompt came to mind. I loved the carpet of rustic reds, honey golds and pumpkin oranges that paved my way. But, of course, leave or leaves has many different meanings – to bequeath or to…

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  • Happy new week. I hope yours goes well. Here’s your Monday limerick challenge. Your word is BREAD Last week’s prompt was FOLLOW. You came up with some fun limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a hunk called Apollo To the ends of the earth I promised to follow! Turns out he was a cad A real…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week, I have a returning guest – Murray Clarke.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s that time of the week again – story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 26 words using the following words in it somewhere: ORGANIC CATERPILLAR SUDOKU Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 50 words using the following five words in it somewhere: POEM CRITIQUE MURDER CUPCAKE DICE Here are…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is MONEY It’s said ‘money is the root of all evil’ but it’s something we all need to survive. I remember thinking about it in a good way when I was a young girl. I loved saving up my pocket money and buying something special. I also had a toy…

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  • Hi there. I hope you have a great week. Here’s your Monday limerick challenge. Your word is FOLLOW Last week’s prompt was CRAZY. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a mouse called Maisie Everyone thought she was lazy in fact she lay in the hay And smoked dope all day…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and so I have a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: POEM CRITIQUE MURDER CUPCAKE DICE Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 41 words using the following four words in it somewhere: PETRIFIED HEPTATHLON UMBRELLA CRAYON…

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