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This week, my Guest Writer is Jim Webster who is currently on a blog tour. As he says, “The theme for this one is ‘Pictures from an Exhibition’ where a friend of Tallis, who is an artist, has painted eleven pictures and to help out, Tallis is taking people round them and telling the story…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Lies Last week’s challenge was to write about cake. You sent in some great pieces. Here are a few: First up is the brilliant Keith Channing: When my daughter came home with her beau He asked, “Have you any gâteau?”…
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Here is the fifteenth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,…
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I’m thrilled to be featuring one of my regulars in my Guest Writer Spot this week. Here’s Murray Clarke with another entertaining story: SOLE SURVIVOR By Murray Clarke The last part of the journey from Calais had been hell – fraught with danger and uncertainty. We’d travelled from the other side of the world, packed…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Cake Last week’s challenge was to write about ballet. You sent in some very entertaining pieces. Here are a few: Keith Channing‘s limerick is utterly brilliant: You can ask any social historian (Except, perhaps, a Singaporean) Be he lord, squire…
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Here is the fourteenth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,…
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My Guest Writer this week is Gabriela M. Here is a little bit about her in her own words: “I am a published author, and an academic. However, here I am just a humble blogger, a voice among millions of others. Every post that I write is for you. I do not seek accolades. All…
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This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Ballet Last week’s challenge was to write about cheese. You sent in some simply brilliant pieces. Here are a few: Keith Channing wrote a thoroughly entertaining limerick: I live in a land famed for cheese With Rocqueforts and Cantals and…
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Writing Magazine is holding a sonnet poetry competition. Fancy a go? Here are some details for you: ‘Sonnets have been around for over 800 years and are widely popular in English (Elizabethan, a la Shakespeare) or Italian (Petrarchan) form. ‘The challenge for this competition will be to find a fascinating, fresh subject that works perfectly…
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Here is the thirteenth instalment in my weekly writing series. Each week, I give you an idea – whether it’s a magazine to write for, a theme for a short story and/or poem, an idea for an article…Here are the first , second , third , fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth,…
