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This week’s guest writer is someone you may know. I’m delighted to feature Linda Bethea whose blog is nutsrok. Her guest post is so entertaining and she makes her relatives come bursting to life: Southern Fried Crazy We do love our crazy folks down South. Oh, we may not want them right up in the
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This week’s writing prompt is: SURPRISE! What’s the biggest surprise you’ve had? Or are you someone who doesn’t like surprises? Perhaps you’re the person who likes organising surprises for other people. You could create a surprise for a character if you want to write something fictitious. Or maybe a poem about a particular surprise will
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This week’s writing prompt is: HEAT What does this word mean to you? Lying in the scorching hot sun on holiday? Feeling the heat because you’re under pressure? Enjoying the warmth and crackle of a log fire? Your cheeks reddening because you’re embarrassed? An argument getting heated? You don’t have to share your work, but
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This week’s writing prompt is: THE FUTURE I remember watching the film Back to the Future, with its visions of the future including hoverboards and much more. What do you think our future will be like? Will we all live on another planet while Earth becomes extinct, or do you see hope for us? You
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It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 21 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 hilarious stories: The Bag Lady: “Wow,
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It’s Friday and that must mean a new guest for my guest writer slot. This week I’m welcoming back Jean Harris. She first appeared in this slot a few weeks ago with her super piece, A Safe Place. She’s back with another piece of writing to make you smile: Green Fingers By Jean Harris Summer’s here
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It’s Thursday and story time. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 50 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 23 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your entertaining stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: The hero
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This week’s writing prompt is: BEST DAY What’s been the best day in your life? The day you got married? Gave birth to your first child? Perhaps it was gaining a degree, going on a special holiday, moving into your dream home, or the day you got the all-clear from cancer. You may have had
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This week’s guest writer is the delightful Val Fish, whose blog is sexagenarianscribbler. She produces some super responses to my challenges and has a love of limericks. Here are a few limericks from her latest book: With his sermon about to begin The priest had to suppress a huge grin Cos just minutes ago Out
Esther Chilton 