Esther Chilton

  • Second Placed Story – Dead Ahead

    Here is the story which was awarded second place in the flash fiction competition I held at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story up to 250 words. Dead Ahead By Terry Baldock What would you do if you came across a coffin in the middle of the road on a cold

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  • Second Placed Story – Travelling With Sarah

    This weekend, it’s time for the story which was awarded second place in the themed competition I held at  Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes:  LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Travelling With Sarah By Sally McMahon ‘Look at that gorgeous shawl, Mum. It’s just perfect.’ I

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    It’s with great pleasure that I welcome back a regular on here – Murray Clarke has written another entertaining story for us. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer 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

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 33 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your clever stories: Therapy Bits: In the dim club, shadows

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: SENSES When I read a book, I like to be taken to the scene. A good way to do this is to use the different senses – sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. Do you use this in your writing? Which do you find to be the most effective? You

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  • Funny Of The Week

    This week’s ‘funny’ has been sent in by a friend of mine who lives in Dubai and who spotted this sign in M&S:

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge. Your word is: DEEP Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CRUNCH in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Keith Channing: If pressed, I would say I’ve a hunch That my story is reaching a crunch. My wife’s birthday’s today, So

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  • First Placed Story – A Father’s Son

    Earlier this week, I announced the winners of the short story competitions I ran at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Here is the story which was awarded first place in the flash fiction competition for stories up to 250 words. A Father’s Son By Terry Lowell How do you tell your boy he’s not your son? Do

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  • First Placed Story – Stick Or Twist?

    On Tuesday, I announced the winners of the short story competitions I ran at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Here is the story which was awarded first place in the themed competition. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes: LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Stick or Twist? By David

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    This week’s guest writer is someone you may know. I’m delighted to feature Linda Bethea whose blog is nutsrok. Her guest post is so entertaining and she makes her relatives come bursting to life: Southern Fried Crazy We do love our crazy folks down South.  Oh, we may not want them right up in the

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