Challenges

  • It’s that time of the week – story time. Can you tell a story in 37 words using the following words in it somewhere: PROPHET DUNGAREES SWAGGER CASTLE The previous challenge was to write a story in 52 words using the following five words in it somewhere: TIGHTROPE GOTHIC SQUEAMISH MANNEQUIN VIOLIN Here are your…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new word is SHOWER My parents have never had a shower – not even have an attachment over the bath. When I got my first house, it had to have a shower! But showers in houses aren’t the only type of shower. There are rain showers, we can shower someone with praise and of…

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  • I hope you had a great weekend. Here is a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word is JELLY Last week’s word was ROAD. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: How dare you ride down this road!Now I’ll have to turn you into a toad!Only I have the notionThat I’ve left the potionIn my safe –…

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  • It’s Thursday and time for a new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere: TIGHTROPE GOTHIC SQUEAMISH MANNEQUIN VIOLIN The previous challenge was to write a story in 61 words using the following six words in it somewhere: SPONGE WHISTLE CAROUSEL GROOM BUCKET UPSTAGE Here…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is PET Many of us have pets. I have two cats who I adore and who act as my muses while I work. We also pet our animals. But, this word has many other meanings. We can use it to refer to someone we like – ‘Isn’t she lovely? A real…

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  • I hope your week is a good one. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word is ROAD Last week’s word was HEAT. Here are your limericks: Nicola Daly: ‘This heat, makes me think I’m in Crete,’Said Penny to her boy friend Pete.‘I’d love a swim in the seaCalamari for teaThen followed by an…

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  • My week has flown by – I don’t know about yours. I hope it’s been a good one. Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 61 words using the following words in it somewhere: SPONGE WHISTLE CAROUSEL GROOM BUCKET UPSTAGE The previous challenge was to write a story in…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is TABLET This week’s prompt word came to mind when I was taking a tablet for a medical condition. But there are many other ways of looking at this word. You may have a tablet which you use as a computer. And, of course, they were used many years ago for…

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  • It’s been a scorcher of a weekend in the UK, so with that in mind, your prompt word is: HEAT Last week’s word was WARN. Here are your warnings: Nicola Daly: ‘I don’t like to blow my own hornbut you’ll see that I’m built – well,, fair brawn’And with a warning smileHe dropped his kilt…

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  • Did you miss your story challenge last week? Well, you seemed to have a lot of fun with the 100-word story. Here’s your new challenge. Can you tell a story in 40 words using the following words in it somewhere: DUEL IGUANA CROISSANT TRAMPOLINE The previous challenge was to write a story in 100 words…

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