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Happy Monday to everyone out there. Here’s to a good week – and also a new limerick challenge. Your word is BATH Last week’s prompt was SPROUT. There were some brilliant limericks: Nicola Daly: Gordon goat ate sprout after sproutHow many? He completely lost countSo it wasn’t any wonderHis tummy rumbled like thunderJust don’t light a…
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Many of you gave me such fantastic support when I released my first children’s book, The Secret Dragon, last year. I’ve been working on the second book, which takes place in a museum and am delighted to share the cover with you:
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We’re nearly at the end of another busy week. I hope you’ve had a good one so far. Here is your new story challenge: can you tell a story in 64 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 56 words using the following five words…
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Your prompt word this week is MOOD This word reflects how we feel. Happy, sad, anxious, angry, calm or fearful, for example. You can set a mood, through different lighting and and accessories. We might also be in the mood to do something – or not. What does this week’s prompt word mean to you?…
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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. My guest this week needs very little introduction. Many of…
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Thursday has come around again. Here is your new story challenge: can you tell a story in 56 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Lou by the Sea: Drama…
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Your prompt word this week is DANCE I’ve never been much good at dancing – it doesn’t help if you have balance issues and two left feet! But I admire those who can dance – on the ground, on ice or in the air! And it doesn’t have to be humans doing the dancing –…
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I hope this Monday finds you well. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word is HISS Last week’s prompt was CAST. There were some great limericks: Susan Batten: When Pete knew that his problem was cast, his obsession with fishing just passed. He’d tied knots in the reeds and lost weights in the weeds,…
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I was keen to read this book as soon as I saw it. Described as ‘Stories, memoirs and poems about the social dimensions of work’, it makes for fascinating reading. It features pieces from several writers and was put together by Yvette Prior (Priorhouse Blog). Here’s the blurb: This anthology offers a thoughtful exploration of…
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