• 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: SPADE OPERA HORSE Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 15 words using the following two words in it somewhere: TUTU VEGAN Here are you hilarious stories: Christine…

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  • I’ve recently been blogging about unusual laws and customs I’ve come across. Here are a few more: It’s said that in Medieveal Japan when men wanted to seal an agreement, they urinated together, their streams of urine crisscrossing. I’d rather stick to a simple handshake, thank you very much. During the 16th and 17th centuries,…

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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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  • Book News – Cover Reveal

    Last week, I announced I was bringing out a new collection of short stories. It’s called The Storm and I’m delighted to reveal the cover. My thanks goes to my daughter, Charlotte, for her fantastic design skills. I hope it’s got you intrigued. More about the book will follow next week…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 15 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: TUTU VEGAN Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following five words in it somewhere: LIST TWIN COMA PIE FAIRY Here are you super…

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  • Last week, I posted about a few unusual laws and customs I’ve come across. If you missed them they’re here. Now for a few more: There are lots of stories surrounding ancient Rome. One of these suggests people who were found guilty of killing their fathers were sewn into a sack, along with a rooster,…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    So some didn’t remain dead?

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  • I’m delighted to be part of The Writers Bureau’s October workshops. Want to know more? Click here My workshop also included an assessment of the first 2000 words of your novel or a synopsis.

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  • Happy Monday, all! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: YAWN Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GUILT in it somewhere. You produced some fantastic limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Guilt is a feeling quite painful Unproductive and…

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