• Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s the Thursday before New Year, so how about a New Year story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 13 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 25 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here…

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  • Here’s the next episode in 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 the earlier days: Day One Day Two Days Three and Four Days Five and Six Days Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Now Christmas is out the way, I’m starting to think about my New Year’s resolutions…

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  • Happy Christmas! I hope you’re all having a great day. But if you want a break, why not have a go at writing a limerick? Your new limerick challenge is: AWARD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word EARTH in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Ritu: “What on…

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  • Happy Christmas!

    I hope you all have a great Christmas 🎄

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  • There are all sorts of Christmas books in the shops right now, their covers full of snowy scenes and dazzling Christmas lights. I do love a Christmas cover. Do you have a favourite Christmas book? Perhaps it’s something modern or an older story – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens? The Nutcracker and the Mouse…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s the Thursday before Christmas, so how about a Christmas story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 25 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 8 words using the following two words in it somewhere: Here are your…

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  • Here’s the next part 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 the earlier days: Day One Day Two Days Three and Four Days Five and Six Days Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Need a last minute Christmas gift idea? Here’s the ideal present for all!

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  • Happy new week. Only a week til Christmas! Your new limerick challenge is: EARTH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word YOUNG in it somewhere. You produced some great limericks: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Skateboarding is a young man’s game If you take it up late, yourself you can maim Your ankles…

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