• Thank You

    This is a message to say thank you to everyone who has been asking after me. I’m doing well after my shoulder operation and I’m getting there slowly. I do hope to be back blogging soon, but in the meantime, Lance Greenfield is holding my Monday and Thursday challenges if you’d like to take part.…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. As I’m going to be out of action after my surgery, here are three prompts to keep you going. I’ll publish all your stories when I’m recovered and back blogging. Prompts: KISS SANDWICH DEODORANT Here are your STAMP stories from last week: Kim Smyth: Dad loaned…

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  • It’s Monday and limerick time. I’m giving you three prompts this week. Unfortunately, I’ve got to have some more shoulder surgery, so I’ll be out of action for a while. But I’d love to see your limericks so please send them in to give me a smile. I’ll publish them all when I’m back blogging…

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  • A Poem For Friday

    Many of you know Lance Greenfield and I’m delighted to welcome him to my ‘A Poem for Friday’ slot. Before you read his sensual poem, here’s a little bit about him: Lance is the author of two self-published novels in the ‘inspirational fiction’ genre. He got into writing by submitting reviews as part of the…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is STAMP. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word STAMP in it somewhere? Here are your FRUIT stories from last week: Kim Smyth: Mis favorito fruta es manzanas! (my favorite fruit is apples!) Ritu: I should really…

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  • Fairies Part Three

    For part one, click here For part two, click here The knife came from nowhere. Eleanor hadn’t seen it before. All she saw was a shimmer of silver and then there was a sea of scarlet. Her mummy didn’t even get a chance to scream. Mrs Draper did. She screamed before she ran down the…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Spoilsport…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – TRAIN Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was SPORT. Keith Channing: Sport can be fun, but I’m lazy. Perhaps I’m a little bit hazy, Only I see…

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  • A Poem For Friday

    This week, my guest poet is David Marsden, one of my former Writers Bureau students. Here’s a little bit about David, in his own words: I started off writing short stories, then I became interested in poetry and non-fiction, so I write a mixture of subjects. Poetry writing is a favourite of mine because it…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is FRUIT. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FRUIT in it somewhere? Here are your THING stories from last week: Ritu: This thing, too, shall pass. Need to tell you something. Things are looking up, finally.…

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