• I’m delighted to announce that my new collection of Short Stories, The Storm, is now available to pre-order on kindle. The launch date is 1st November. You can pre-order the book as follows: Amazon UK Amazon US Paperback news will follow soon. The blurb: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Huge…

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  • Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 40 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 three words in it somewhere: Here are you entertaining stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: He stuck the spade…

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  • Here are a few more amusing laws and customs of old:

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  • Funny Of The Week

    A one-day closure or a whole month?!

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  • Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: VOTE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GRAVE in it somewhere. You produced some excellent limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: “Grave news,” said my manservant, Bob “Roberto has…

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  • Last week I revealed the cover of my new short story collection The Storm. Here’s a little bit more about it to tempt you: There’s a clash of thunder and the brilliance of lightning. Huge waves gain momentum, slopping over the side of the boat, threatening to pull Carrie down into the murky depths. Will…

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  • Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: 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 15 words using the following two words in it somewhere: Here are you hilarious stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Her tutu was made…

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  • I’ve recently been blogging about unusual laws and customs I’ve come across. Here are a few more:

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  • Funny Of The Week

    Yes, a clear majority…

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  • Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: GRAVE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word YAWN in it somewhere. You produced some fantastic limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Jim and I shared a few beers. I…

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