Challenges

  • It’s Monday morning and time for a limerick or two! Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – LOOK Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was DARE: Keith Channing: A housewife from southwest KentuckyWas locally hailed as quite plucky.In response to a dareShe leapt high…

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  • Your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted you to feel the SUNSHINE. This week, I want you to give yourselves a BREAK. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word BREAK in it somewhere? Here are your rays of SUNSHINE from last week: Paul Mastaglio: No sunshine when…

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  • It’s Monday morning and time for a limerick or two! Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – DARE Here are a few limericks to brighten your Monday: Ritu: Oh, what a ghastly sight!Wish I’d not switched on the lightUnplucked and uncolouredNo, please, just stay coveredYou really did give me a fright!…

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  • It’s five-word challenge time. Last week, I wanted you to have some GOALS. This week, I want you to feel the SUNSHINE. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word SUNSHINE in it somewhere? Here are your GOALS from last week: Paul Mastaglio: It’s good to have goals. Goals with sticks…

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  • It’s Monday morning and limerick time! Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – FRIGHT Here are a few limericks to brighten your Monday: Ritu: I really should get out of bedBut there are so many books to be readI’m meant to be workingInstead I’m just shirkingInviting stories into my head. There…

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  • It’s time for another five-word challenge. Last week, I wanted you to look to the FUTURE. This week, I want you to have some GOALS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word GOALS in it somewhere? Here are your FUTURE creations from last week: Paul Mastaglio: The future is tomorrow’s…

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  • It’s time for your new five-word challenge. Last week, I wanted you to feel PROUD. This week, we’re looking to the FUTURE. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FUTURE in it somewhere? Here are your PROUD creations from last week: Mentalhealth360UK: My sons make me proud. Paul Mastaglio: Proud…

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  • It’s Thursday and time for a new five-word challenge. Last week, I wanted you to stay HOME. This week, I want you to feel PROUD. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word PROUD in it somewhere? Here are your HOME creations from last week: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Only home for the…

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  • It’s Monday again and that means limerick time! Many of you are coming up with your own, which is fantastic. But if you’d like a prompt, how about writing one on TOAST? Here are are your wonderful creations from last week: Geoff Le Pard: Unlike the pigeon or the owlthe bustard is a curious fowlIt…

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  • Well, that’s another week gone by. I hope you’re all safe and well. Last week I wanted you to be FREE. This week I want you to stay HOME. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word HOME in it somewhere? Here are your FREE creations from last week: Christine Mallaband-Brown:…

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