word prompts

  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is FISH. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FISH in it somewhere? Here are your HUMAN stories from last week: EDC Writing: Human. Being, can’t be. Really? Ritu: I’m only human, you know. Christine Mallaband-Brown: My…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – WHIFF Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was WIG. Keith Channing: I really do not give a fig If you-know-who’s wearing a wig, I really don’t care;…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – STUDY Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was SPACE. Keith Channing: Space is a place we can see Pharmacologically A virtual anthill Coming out of a pill…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is SUGAR. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word SUGAR in it somewhere? Here are your LOST stories from last week: EDC Writing: He lost her finding him. Ritu: Have you lost the plot? I lost ‘it’…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SPACE Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was TRUST. Keith Channing: Trust isn’t given, it’s earned Regardless of what you have learned Unless you enthuse Some credence…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is LOST. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word LOST in it somewhere? Here are your THWARTED stories from last week: EDC Writing: Thwart? I’m not having that! Ritu: Thwart is a strange word! “Th’wart is on…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – TRUST Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was SCARY. Keith Channing: Scary poems upset me in bed. Can’t sleep fearing I’ll wake up dead And if I…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is THWART. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word THWART in it somewhere? Here are your BREATHE stories from last week: Darlene: Help me. I can´t breathe. EDC Writing: Yes, breathe but not here. Kim Smyth: I…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – SCARY Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was FAKE. Keith Channing: Political cynic, 2020: Politicians? They really are fake. So many appear on the take. Not out…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is BREATHE. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word BREATHE in it somewhere? Here are your TRICKY stories from last week: Darlene: Watch out for Tricks or Treats. Up to his old tricks. You can´t trick me…

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