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I hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s now time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: HOUSE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WORST in it somewhere. You came up with some very amusing limericks: John W. Howell: There once was a man from Pine Hurst, Who’s…
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My Guest Writer this week is a special friend of mine and a very talented poet. It gives me great pleasure to welcome Gill Hawkins. As it’s near Christmas, she’s sharing a festive poem with us. It’s my favourite poem of hers. I hope you enjoy it. THE LONELINESS OF SNOWMEN BY GILL HAWKINS You…
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It’s Monday afternoon and time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: BEARD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FUDGE in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: Trentpmcd: “Oh, fudge!” I thought he said When the branch hit him in the head But that…
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Happy Monday. Let’s have a great week. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: MESS Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word HAND in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: John W. Howell: There once was a guy in the band, Who…
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Happy Friday to you all. My Guest Writer this week is Lettie Smallwood, who is currently working on her first collection of poetry. As you will see, she writes beautifully but powerfully. Casualties of War By Lettie Smallwood He died today Barely three years old. His mother wouldn’t let go Wept and clung to his…
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Happy new week! Here’s to a good one. I have a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: HAND Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SWIM in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a camel called Clive Who fancied going…
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Happy Friday to you all. My Guest Writer this week is making her debut. Please welcome Sylvie Beech. Poetry has always been her favourite form of writing, but she likes penning flash fiction too. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to…
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Welcome to my Guest Writer Spot. It’s the first time this week’s guest has appeared on my blog (aside from a couple of brilliant story challenge entries). It’s my pleasure to introduce Lynn Chapman. If you’d like to be included in my guest writer slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to…
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Happy new week. Here is a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: THIGH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word TEAM in it somewhere. You came up with some brilliant limericks: Keith Channing: I jumped at the sound of a scream Emanating from just up the stream. It…
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This week’s guest writer is a former student of mine. It’s lovely to read her work again. It gives me great pleasure to introduce Belinda Davidson. Here’s a little bit about her: My name is Belinda Davidson. I’m an English teacher living in France away from my family. I completed a writing course a long…
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