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  • I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s nearly Friday! 😃 Here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: ALCOHOL So can you tell a story in five words using the word ALCOHOL in it somewhere? Your word last week was AMAZON. Here are your AMAZON stories: Kim Smyth: It’s hot as the Amazon! The Amazon is…

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  • New Book News

    Short Story Focus Many of you will know that my latest workbook, Short Story Focus, was released a week ago. I’ve been overwhelmed by your support and kind wishes. Thank you. It’s so greatly appreciated. As it’s a workbook, I had planned to make it available only in paperback, but many of you have contacted…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Well, here’s a child with insight…

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  • I hope you all had a great weekend. Here’s to a productive week 😄 Your new limerick challenge is as follows: CHILD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CURSE in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Kim Smyth: There once was a man with a curse He’d been stuffed…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s nearly Friday! 😃 Here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: AMAZON So can you tell a story in five words using the word AMAZON in it somewhere? Your word last week was BREAKFAST. Here are your BREAKFAST stories: Kim Smyth: It’s about time for breakfast! What is your…

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  • I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Short Story Focus, is now available to buy! Click here for the UK and here for the US. Here’s a bit more about it: Do you enjoy writing short stories but feel you’re not getting it quite right? Perhaps your opening lacks that necessary spark, or it’s…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This says a lot about the state of the world today…

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  • I hope you all had a great weekend. Here’s to a productive week 😄 Your new limerick challenge is as follows: CURSE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word STAMP in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Kim Smyth: The stamp has gone up in price A fact that is…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s nearly Friday! 😃 Here’s your new Thursday five-word challenge: BREAKFAST So can you tell a story in five words using the word BREAKFAST in it somewhere? Your word last week was BIRTHDAY. Here are your BIRTHDAY stories: Kim Smyth: My birthday is in March! Hubby’s too –…

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  • A Trip Down Memory Lane

    I heard it on the radio When it came to radio stations, my father and I clashed. He was a big BBC Radio Two fan and would always listen to the breakfast show. As a teenager I thought it too dated, but it was Dad’s radio, so who was I to argue? Luckily, he had…

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