• Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christopher Farley: Dumbfounded, I looked at Esther’s latest ”Can you tell

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see

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  • My thanks go to Murray Clarke for sending in this reader’s letter from a recent newspaper.

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  • Happy Monday! I hope this week is both happy and productive. Here’s a new limerick challenge for you – your word is: JUST Last week’s prompt was ROCK. You came up with some clever limericks: Squirreljan: There once was an old man called Rock Who had an intensely loud clock When striking the hour It turned

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  • Book News – Book 2

    It’s been just over two weeks since The Secret Dragon came out and I’ve been completely overwhelmed by the support for the book. I’ve even received some reviews already – thank you to those of you who have reviewed it. I’m so grateful. My plan is to have at least a book out a year

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  • I’ve always been fascinated by ancient Egypt. My mum and dad bought a book about Tutankhamun, whose tomb was found in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. I was only young, but I devoured the book and became fascinated with tombs and mummies. I was fortunate to live near Highclere Castle in Newbury, Berkshire,

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  • I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 70 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your funny stories: Anne is Writing: Sitting

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is KIND The first thought that comes to my mind for this word is being kind. If you look around at the world today, there’s not enough kindness; it can seems as if it’s been forgotten. As with many words, kind does have other meanings: a group which has similar

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  • Now there’s a surprise…

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  • Here’s a new limerick challenge for you at the start of this new week. Your word is: ROCK Last week’s prompt was TOUCH. You came up with some clever limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a camel called Clive Thought it was high time he learned to sky dive Flying high in the plane In a

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