• To celebrate the launch of my 3rd collection of short stories, The Storm, I decided to hold a short story competition. The top entry would win a copy of The Siege, my first short story collection. The results are now in. There were some great entries, which made it very difficult to choose a winner.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a good week so far. Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 10 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 20 words using the following three words in it somewhere:…

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  • Here’s days three and four in the next instalment of my building work diary, telling the tale of when I had a loft conversion a few years ago. If you missed the story so far, here are days one and two: Day One Day Two Day Three No one turned up. I wasn’t in the…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    I smiled when I saw this sign – it’s so true!

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  • Happy New Week! I hope it’s a good one for you. Your new limerick challenge is: TOAD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word PAST in it somewhere. You produced some hilarious limericks: Richmond Road: A man who once thought himself clever In the throws of romantic endeavour By his…

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  • Today is your final chance to enter my competition! To celebrate the launch of my new book, The Storm, I’m giving away a copy of my first short story collection, The Siege, to the winner of the following short story competition: Write a story in 50 words, using the following words in it somewhere: The…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 20 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 45 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are your well-crafted stories: Val Fish:…

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  • Last week, I started a new series – the story of my loft conversion. I kept a diary at the time to record the events. Did it warrant a diary? Could it really be described as a series of events? Oh yes, it certainly could! If you missed day one, click here. Day Two The…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Fancy an argument? Here’s the place to go!

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  • Happy Monday! Here’s to a great week. Your new limerick challenge is: PAST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DINNER in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Lance Greenfield: Dinnae gimme corned beef fer dinner. Ah willnae eat it, so ah might get thinner. The same goes for…

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