Challenges

  • I Challenge You To…

    I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year. Did any of you make a New Year’s Resolution? I’d love to know if you did and what it is if so. Or if you’d prefer, make it up, in the form of a limerick, poem, short story or article. So my challenge for…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Well, Christmas is over (I hope you all had a good one) and so the countdown to the New Year is on. So my challenge for this week is: New Year Resolutions Limericks, poems, short stories… I’d like to see anything and everything! ***

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  • I Challenge You To…

    My ‘Deer’ challenge set a couple of weeks ago produced some super stories, which I’ve already featured. Here’s another from Geoff Le Pard. Please click on the link to be thoroughly entertained: Nigel Deare and The Curse Of the Lillies #flashfiction And here are a few of your pieces from my staircase challenge: Kristian: https://talesfromthemindofkristian.wordpress.com/2018/12/06/a-challenge-falling-for-blue-eyes/ Jim…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    I’m extending last week’s photo prompt challenge for another week. Here is the photo again. Perhaps someone is being pushed over the top of the staircase. Or is someone running down the stairs, late for an important appoinment? Maybe the story is taking place at night and the staircase is in darkness…Let your imagination go…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Here’s this week’s photo prompt challenge. Where is the staircase? Where does it lead? Who is going to walk up or down it? Let your imagination go: Last week saw you with two photo challenges. Here’s the first: Here are your wonderful creative words: Padre’s ramblings: https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/quiet-yard/ Geoff Le Pard: http://geofflepard.com/2018/11/25/pearl-barley-and-the-recalcitrant-incumbent-prompt-shortfiction/ Val Fish: The guests…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Here’s a new photo prompt for you this week. I hope it sets your mind thinking of stories, poems and limericks.   Last week, Sharon Harvey provided the photo prompt. If you feel inspired and would like to send something in, it’s not too late. Here’s the prompt: ***

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s photo prompt has been sent in by Sharon Harvey. Many thanks to Sharon: I hope her lovely photo inspires you to write a poem, limerick, or story. Enjoy and send them in! Last week’s challenge came in the form of a door. Here are some of your creative responses: Ladyleemanila: https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/i-challenge-you-to-door-photo-challenge/ Kristian: What’s…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Photo Challenge Last week’s challenge was actually spread out over two weeks. Thank you for your patience! This week’s challenge is a photo prompt. I hope it sparks lots of ideas – for limericks, stories and poems: What’s the significance of the door? What or who is lurking behind it? It’s all up to you…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    How’s your week going? I hope it’s running smoothly and you’re achieving your goals. Mine’s not gone quite according to plan so I hope you’ll forgive me if I extend last week’s challenge for another week. So, those of you who have already sent in something for the ‘Favourite Places to Visit’ challenge, feel free…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite places to visit Last week’s theme was favourite family holidays. Here are a few of yours: Keith Channing We once went to Clacton-on-Sea, My ex-wife, the children and me. Across England we tramped And in Butlins we camped. Guess…

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