• Guest Writer Spot

    It’s nearly the weekend and so it’s time for my guest writer slot. Many of you will know my guest this week – it’s the wonderful Robbie Cheadle. She has a new collection of short stories out. One of them is called The Warning. Here, Robbie tells us about her visit to the special place that

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  • Hello all. It’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 28 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 16 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Animal Behaviour Clinics: “I’m practising

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: Home Even though I’ve moved up north (well, not really up north but a lot further north than I used to be!), I still refer to home as down south in Berkshire. It’s where I was born and lived for forty-odd years. I love it where I live now, with

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I saw this sign outside a women’s clothing store. Good marketing!

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  • It’s Monday and time for a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: WINK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word YAWN in it somewhere. You came up with some great limericks: Cee Tee Jackson: YAWN OF THE DEAD. There once was a ‘dead’ man called Shaun Whose

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    Happy Friday! It’s time for my guest writer slot. This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome back Kevin Morris, who has appeared in this slot a few times with his stunning poems. Here’s a poem from his new poetry collection entitled ‘The Churchyard Yew and Other Poems’. A Hyacinth’s Scent Last Night By

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  • It’s Thursday so I have a new story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 16 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 funny stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Please

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is: Phobia What does that word mean to you? My phobia is spiders. I try and rationalise it to myself. They’re small and here, in the UK, they’re not poisonous so they can’t harm me. But it doesn’t help! You could write about a real phobia, or you could make one

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  • Funny Of The Week

    My funny this week has been provided by Murray Clarke. He’s getting rather good at spotting these funnies 😁 If any of you spot a sign or ad that makes you smile, I’d love to see it: estherchilton@gmail.com This sign is brilliant. The seagulls would definitely argue back!

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s a new limerick challenge to kick-start your week. Your new word is: YAWN Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word TEACH in it somewhere. You came up with some funny limericks: Keith Channing: The day that I started to teach, Every rule I proceeded to breach. An inspector from

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