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It’s a bank holiday here in the UK. I hope you’ve enjoyed the extra time off. Now, onto your new limerick challenge. Your word is CAPE Last week’s prompt was TREAT. There were some very enjoyable limericks: Nicola Daly: Have you heard of the poet called Pete?Then you’ll know we’re in for a treatHe arrives with…
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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. This week’s guest is a new student of mine and…
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Good afternoon, it’s story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 85 words using the following eight words in it somewhere: Here are your terrific stories: Lou by the Sea: On Board Entertainment Parking my four…
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Your prompt word this week is BOARD My daughter came to visit last weekend and we played board games. Of course, there are many other meanings associated with this word. There are wooden boards; you can board a plane or another form of transport; there are notice boards, diving boards and exam boards; you can…
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I hope you all had a lovely weekend and have a great week ahead. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is TREAT Last week’s prompt was RIDE. There were some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: ‘No way! That’s the scariest ride!The one where there’s nowhere to hide!’But after a quick beerHe’d lost all his fearAnd now…
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I was interviewed by the lovely Marsha Ingrao yesterday on her wonderful blog Always Write. If you’d like to read the interview, you can find it here. Marsha is the most incredible supporter of writers. Some of you will know her for producing three fantastic Story Chat anthologies. Here’s the latest one: About Marsha: Marsha…
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Your new story challenges is here. So let’s get stuck in: Can you tell a story in 85 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 41 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your amusing stories: Lou by the Sea: Pink…
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Your prompt word this week is BREAK You can look at this prompt in a positive light – a break away someway nice, taking a break at work/school or breaking a previous record. But, of course, it also has negative connotations such as to interrupt someone or something. It can be painful too – to…
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Happy new week to you all. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is RIDE Last week’s prompt was BATH. There were some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: I once had an uncle ArthGot lost on the way to BathDidn’t half give him a frightWhen he turned left not rightAnd met a bull on the warpath. Fandango:…
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