Challenges
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I have to admit to having a very sweet tooth, though I’m disciplined and try to only have sweets and chocolate as a treat. One of my friends doesn’t like sweet things at all (I know! She must be completely mad!) but relishes savory foods. I like both, but sweet edges it every time. I…
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It’s the beginning of a new week. Let’s make it a good one. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: DUDE Last week’s prompt was EGGS. You came up with some eggsellent (sorry, couldn’t resist!) limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Your eggs should be fresh, at the least ‘cept the curate’s (or…
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This week has been miserable – well, in terms of the weather anyway. Let’s hope it brightens up for the weekend. Here is a new story challenge for you to bring a ray of sunshine: Can you tell a story in 39 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous…
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It always amazes me when I see how people interpret the same word in different ways. Let’s take the word team. Does it make you think of sport and supporting your favourite football team? Maybe it fills you with thoughts of workmates and how you came together as a team. I remember when the film…
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Happy Monday. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: EGGS Last week’s prompt was RAGE. You came up with some clever limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: From the top to the foot of the page, My ignorance I must assuage. But when I react To the…
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I hope your week is a good one so far. Not long until the weekend. Before then, here is a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 27 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 38 words using…
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Are you any good at keeping secrets? Perhaps you’ve kept one since you were a child and never plan to tell anyone what it is. Or maybe you’re no good at keeping things to yourself and are itching to divulge it. Or, if you’re like me, you keep it and then find out that everyone…
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Happy Monday. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: RAGE Last week’s prompt was ROOTS. You came up with some very funny limericks: Trent: There once was a man without care A stone doomed to roll, I fear But then one day He found a place to stay “I’ll put down…
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How’s your week been? Busy, I expect. Life just seems to be jam-packed, doesn’t it? Here is a new story challenge for you to squeeze in: Can you tell a story in 38 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: The previous prompt was to tell a story in 15 words…
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Nowadays it’s easy to take a photo with your phone. We have hundreds and hundreds of images clogging up our phones that we put on social media. But remember the days of having to get photos developed and waiting days for them to be ready? I was so excited to go and collect them to…
Esther Chilton 