words

  • 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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  • Guest Writer Spot

    If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. I have another newbie to my Guest Writer Spot this…

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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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  • Funny Of The Week

    My funny this week comes from Murray Clarke. I love this.

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your new prompt word is VISION Sight and being able to see is the first thing that came to mind when I thought about this word. I feel very fortunate to have clear vision when I wear my glasses or contact lenses. This word also has other meanings. We might have a goal in life…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is FISH You may think of physical fish, swimming in the sea, or being part of a delicious meal. But it’s another word with multiple meanings. We sometimes use it to refer to a person who is a little strange, seeing them as ‘an odd fish’. It can be used…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Hi there. It’s time for your new Thursday story challenge. Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere: SEAL GROWL ALLERGIC HAPHAZARD POLKA Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 38 words using the following four words in it somewhere: ALGORITHM WAXWORK RAZZLE-DAZZLE ELICIT Here are…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    As it was Christmas, I gave you two weeks for the last challenge. We’re back to normal this week. So… Can you tell a story in 18 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: RESOLUTIONS CUSTARD HAIRDRYER The previous prompt was to tell a story in 25 words using the following…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    As it’s Christmas (almost), you have two weeks in which to dazzle us with your story. Here is your Christmas challenge: Can you tell a story in 25 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: SCROOGE GNOME CHIMNEY GLOWING Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 40 words using…

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  • Writing Prompts

    This week’s writing prompt is CHRISTMAS Isn’t it a little early to have a prompt on Christmas, you may ask. But I’ve seen lots of Christmas trees up already, there are gifts in the shops and advent calendars ready to go up on Sunday, so perhaps it’s not too early. What do you think? What…

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