Uncategorized
-
Happy new week. Here’s your fresh limerick challenge. Your word is LITTER Last week’s prompt was DUST. You came up with some thoughtful limericks: Nicola Daly: I thought I’d got it all sussed How to carve a fancy stone bust But my neighbours all woke And my chisel they broke And now my dreams of a
-
If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. Many of you will know my special guest this week
-
It’s almost Halloween! Before you don your witches’ hats and grab those broomsticks, here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: My apologies if I don’t respond to you for a day or two – I’m going into hospital later today
-
Your writing prompt this week is EDGE This week’s prompt word came to mind after hearing an old song on the radio – Wham! and their ‘The Edge of Heaven’. The word can be defined as the ‘outside limit of an object, area, or surface’. But it has many other meanings, such as having superiority
-
Seen outside a women’s clothes shop. I’m in agreement with this one, especially the credit card bit!
-
Happy Monday to you all. Here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word is DUST Last week’s prompt was BREAD. You came up with some brilliant limericks: The Limerick Guy: Passover is “Bread of Affliction” week, And despite great cooking technique, Much to our consternation The Affliction’s constipation… A Jewish bind that ties so to speak. Graeme Sandford: There
-
I love Dawn Pisturino‘s poetry and when I saw she’d written a middle grade book for children, I knew I wanted to read it. The cover certainly caught my eye, as did the blurb: Alina has a big problem. Her father is a popular mystery writer. Her mother is a glamorous movie star. Left in
-
Thursday has come round so quickly this week. Here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 26 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Dawgy Daddy Responds:
-
Your writing prompt this week is LEAVE/S It was while I was out for an autumn stroll that this week’s prompt came to mind. I loved the carpet of rustic reds, honey golds and pumpkin oranges that paved my way. But, of course, leave or leaves has many different meanings – to bequeath or to
Esther Chilton 