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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 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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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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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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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.…