word prompts

  • I hope you all enjoyed your weekend whatever you did. Here’s a new limerick prompt for you. Your word this week is WORKS The previous word was HIP. Here are your limericks: Rall: when she was young she was hipher life was a fantabulous tripbut old age eventually strucklike being hit by a truckand now…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I’ve missed setting this one, so here’s your new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 54 words using the following words in it somewhere: PASTRAMI GUITAR MAZE BURGLAR WAX The previous challenge was to write a story in 62 words using the following six words in it somewhere: BREAKDANCE VACCINE MARTINI SHIFTY WOODPECKER…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is WHISPER This week’s word came to mind when I couldn’t hear someone because they were speaking in a whisper. So we think of it as soft speech. But what about the wonderful sound of the wind whispering through the trees, the whisper of something that you’ve heard or Chinese…

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  • I’m back from my travels and ready to get into my challenges. So here’s a new limerick prompt for you. Your word this week is HIP The previous word was TIGHT. Here are your limericks: Priorhouse Blog: When Jimmie said it was tight,He meant it was “all right”!But that was new for me—You see,Thought it meant…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your Thursday story challenge. Can you tell a story in 62 words using the following words in it somewhere: BREAKDANCE VACCINE MARTINI SHIFTY WOODPECKER HOROSCOPE You have two weeks for this one – so why not write more than one? The previous challenge was to write a story in 44 words using the following…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is PLAY This week’s word came into my mind when I was looking at a theatre programme. I’d been to a play I really enjoyed. But there are so many other meanings – children play with toys and sports people play a game/match. We might use it to describe someone playing…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt this week is SERVICE This words came into my head when I drove past some services on the side of the road the other day. Petrol, food, a loo break – they’re pretty handy. But the word service has so many meanings, from a service on your car, to a bus or train…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 56 words using the following words in it somewhere: RIFFRAFF AEROSOL WAG MANUSCRIPT BED TRIANGLE The previous challenge was to write a story in 32 words using the following three words in it somewhere: JUNGLE RISOTTO WALRUS Here are your brilliant stories:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word this week is ROSE This week’s word came into my head after I went out for a meal with some friends at a lovely country pub called Rose Cottage. The pub lived up to its name, with lots of beautiful roses throughout. We use the word to refer to a shade of pink,…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is CRAFTY I do like this week’s word, especially in the sense of relating it to making things. I used to love creating things with my daughter when she was small. It’s amazing what you can do with sequins, leaves, cotton wool, empty washing up liquid bottles and toilet roll…

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