poetry

  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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  • How was your weekend? I hope it was an enjoyable one whatever you did. Here is a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: SWIM Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word POLE in it somewhere. You came up with some laugh-out-loud limericks: Trent’s World: There once was a

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  • I hope your new week has got off to a fine start. Here is a new limerick challenge for you. Your word this week is: POLE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GUEST in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Kim Smyth: There was a lady had a

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  • How was your weekend? I hope it was a good one. Time for writing: here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: GUEST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DEEP in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Trent’s World: Nobody accused Bob of being deep or

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  • Happy new week! Here’s a fresh limerick challenge. Your word is: DEEP Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CRUNCH in it somewhere. You came up with some hilarious limericks: Keith Channing: If pressed, I would say I’ve a hunch That my story is reaching a crunch. My wife’s birthday’s today, So

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    How was your weekend? Ready for a new limerick challenge? Your word is: CRUNCH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word CHANCE in it somewhere. You came up with some amusing limericks: Keith Channing: Chance or Community Chest. I can’t decide which card is best. Ten pounds for a beauty Or two

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    It’s the start of a new week and time for this week’s limerick challenge. Your word is: FEAR Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word COOK in it somewhere. You came up with some cracking limericks: Keith Channing: I learned how to cook from TV, It’s the way most appealing to me.

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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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