poetry

  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SPELL Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was TOAST: Christine Mallaband-brown: I really don’t want to boast But with this drink I give you a toast, Ten gin and…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – TOAST Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was MOAN: Christine Mallaband-brown: I had a good moan this morning Getting up I was really yawning I went back to sleep…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – MOAN Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was FIGHT: Keith Channing: Fight the good fight, they all say. I tried it and it went okay. Go at it like…

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  • It’s Friday at last. I hope you’ve had a good week. If you’d like to feature as a guest on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and non-fiction pieces of up to 1500 words and poems of up to 40 lines. If you can also send me a photo and a…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – FIGHT Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was GLUE: Keith Channing: My wife sent me out for some glue, Where to buy it, I hadn’t a clue. I walked…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – GLUE Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was MAD: Keith Channing: They suggested I must be a chump To admit that I’ve got a real hump I said, “I’m…

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  • Guest Blog Post

    Last week, I announced the results of my short story competition. To read the wonderful winning story, please click here. It got me thinking about my guest blog post slot I used to have a while ago, featuring stories and poems from fellow writers. I’d like to kick-start it again. So if anyone would like…

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  • A number of you missed my limerick post from last week as there was a slight technical issue. So I’m kick-starting it again with a new limerick challenge. Feel free to send in your own or here’s a prompt: NOSE Now for a couple of limericks to make you smile this Monday morning: Ritu: There…

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  • It’s Monday morning and limerick time! Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SULK Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt was MOON: Keith Channing: I wanted to fly to the moonBut my grandmother said, “It’s too soon.There’s no-one to fire usLocked down with this…

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  • Markets For Writers

    Like a good secret? Well, why not enter The Writers’ Cafe Magazine’s short story and poetry competition? If you’re interested, send your stories (up to 1000 words) and poetry (up to 5 poems per submission) on the theme, “Secrets”, with a 3 line first-person bio to: marielouisebrooks@hotmail.co.uk by June 7th. No mention of entry fees…

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