Challenges

  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    I hope you had a great weekend. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is FRY The previous word was TASK. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: On the sunlit upland I’d prefer to baskAnd sip g and t from my fancy hip flaskInstead my master, the Dragon LordHas asked me to…

    Read more →

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 56 words using the following words in it somewhere: RIFFRAFF AEROSOL WAG MANUSCRIPT BED TRIANGLE The previous challenge was to write a story in 32 words using the following three words in it somewhere: JUNGLE RISOTTO WALRUS Here are your brilliant stories:…

    Read more →

  • Writing Prompts

    Your word this week is ROSE This week’s word came into my head after I went out for a meal with some friends at a lovely country pub called Rose Cottage. The pub lived up to its name, with lots of beautiful roses throughout. We use the word to refer to a shade of pink,…

    Read more →

  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Here’s to a great week and here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is TASK The previous word was CHEW. Here are your limericks: Rall: it is hard to chew when you have the flu especially when you don’t have teeth and also problems with your feet getting old gives you the…

    Read more →

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your new story challenge. A short one this week – can you tell a story in 32 words using the following words in it somewhere: JUNGLE RISSOTTO WALRUS The previous challenge was to write a story in 60 words using the following six words in it somewhere: COW SARONG GRAPEFRUIT HOBBY WHEELBARROW ALPHABET Here…

    Read more →

  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is CRAFTY I do like this week’s word, especially in the sense of relating it to making things. I used to love creating things with my daughter when she was small. It’s amazing what you can do with sequins, leaves, cotton wool, empty washing up liquid bottles and toilet roll…

    Read more →

  • Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is CHEW The previous word was FIRST. Here are your limericks: Rall: she would have liked to come first but couldn’t control her strong thirst she drank so much water it blocked her aorta her confidence shattered did burst Aptivi’s Joyful Corner: a…

    Read more →

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    This week, can you tell a story in 60 words using the following words in it somewhere: COW SARONG GRAPEFRUIT HOBBY WHEELBARROW ALPHABET The previous challenge was to write a story in 49 words using the following five words in it somewhere: DIET WASP XYLOPHONE CHIVALRY U-TURN Here are your great stories: Lou By The…

    Read more →

  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word this week is BRIDGE The first meaning that often comes to mind when thinking about this week’s prompt is a bridge over a passage of water, or a steep drop, for example. But of course it has multiple meanings – there is a card game called bridge, it’s part of a…

    Read more →

  • Happy new week. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is FIRST The previous word was JOG. Here are your limericks: K Morris Poet: A young man whose name was Hogg Was fond of a jolly good flog. His girlfriend Miss Lou Was fond of the shoe – As for me, I…

    Read more →