Challenges

  • Wishing you all a happy new week. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your new word is: DINNER Last week’s prompt was LAZY. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: The woman was feeling quite lazy Cause the sky was cloudy and hazy She took it too easy Feeling light and breezy Make sure everyone…

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  • It’s story time. How long does your story need to be? Well, this week I’m looking for two stories. You can do either challenge or both! Challenge one: Can you tell a story in 7 words? You must use the following word somewhere in the story: IMPOSTER Challenge two: Can you tell a story in…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Before the British Reader’s Digest closed, I used to write funny true-life anecdotes for them. There were so many of them! Here’s one: I was having a cup of tea at a friend’s house one morning when my phone went. It was my five-year-old daughter’s school. She wasn’t feeling very well. The roads were busy,…

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  • Happy Monday, all. Here’s your weekly limerick challenge. Your new word is: LAZY Last week’s prompt was KILT. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: This hot guy once wore a kilt At a concert, high as a stilt His show was a turd Cause he forgot all the words Not very smart was…

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  • It’s Thursday so it’s time for a short story. Here’s a new challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 35 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: YETI BURGER ZOOM TABOO The previous prompt was to tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Nowadays the only things I receive through the post are bills and junk mail. I remember the days when I had a couple of pen pals. One was from the States and another from Hong Kong. I was about fifteen at the time. I used to love writing letters with my fountain pen and then…

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  • Happy new week. I hope it’s a good one for you. Your fresh limerick challenge this week is: KILT Last week’s prompt was FRIES. You came up with some funny limericks: Kim Smyth: There once was a man making fries, Their ingredients were a big surprise Not potato as suspected But plantain; not expected! Delightful to…

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  • How’s your week going to far? Hasn’t Thursday come round quickly?! Here’s a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 40 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: HAMMOCK PLAYBOY ALLIGATOR BASSOON TENDER The previous prompt was to tell a story in 24 words using the following…

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  • Writing Prompts

    When I was growing up, I loved Batman and Robin – you know, the ‘proper Batman’ – the series featuring Adam West. I thought it was fantastic and completely believed in him and everything going on around him! Remember the POW! BIFF! BAM! I thought they were genius. My favourite villain in the show was…

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  • Where did the weekend go? I can’t believe it’s Monday again. And that means it’s limerick time. Here’s a new one for you. Your word this week is: FRIES Last week’s prompt was SOCKS. You came up with some funny limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a snazzy young fox Loved posing in pink frilly socks…

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