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Your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted you to give yourselves a BREAK. This week, it’s all about the MEDIA. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word MEDIA in it somewhere? Here are your BREAKS from last week: Paul Mastaglio: Step out. Take a break. How long…
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Like a good secret? Well, why not enter The Writers’ Cafe Magazine’s short story and poetry competition? If you’re interested, send your stories (up to 1000 words) and poetry (up to 5 poems per submission) on the theme, “Secrets”, with a 3 line first-person bio to: marielouisebrooks@hotmail.co.uk by June 7th. No mention of entry fees…
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One wonders what on earth prompted the need for this sign…
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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 – 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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The Writers Bureau is asking for entries for its annual poetry competition. Here’s some information for you: Prizes: 1st: £300 2nd: £200 3rd: £100 All winners receive a WB course of their choice – worth over £374 Entry fee: £5 – £4 for members of The Association of Freelance Writers Line limit: up to 40…
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Now there’s an invitation!
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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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When I read Steve Cavanagh’s gripping thriller Thirteen, I was blown away. You’ll find my review here. It’s the fourth book in the Eddie Flynn series and so I was keen to go back and read the others. The Defence is the first in the series. Here’s the blurb: Eddie Flynn used to be a…
Esther Chilton 