writing challenges

  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is: SPELL So can you tell a story in five words using the word SPELL in it somewhere? Last week’s word was WIND. Here are your WINDY stories: Keith Channing: Wind is indeed a homograph. Wind can be a homophone.…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: SNEAK Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word KNIT in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: I often felt I was a twitWhen I told friends I’d learned how to knit,My clothes were uniqueBut my…

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  • It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is one suggested by the wonderful Lance Greenfield. The word is: WIND So can you tell a story in five words using the word WIND in it somewhere? Last week’s word was SWING. Here are your SWINGING stories: Terveen Gill:…

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  • Here’s to a great new week! Your new limerick challenge is as follows: KNIT Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BREAD in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: Be still as I speak of the dead,Relations who’ve trod where we tread.Each one, whilst at schoolAccepted one rule:Don’t…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word is: SWING So can you tell a story in five words using the word SWING in it somewhere? Last week’s word was PLOT. Here are your PLOTTED stories: Terveen Gill: They gathered to plot murder. Keith Channing: The plot was definitely vacant.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word is: PLOT So can you tell a story in five words using the word PLOT in it somewhere? Last week’s word was NEXT. Here are your NEXT stories: Terveen Gill: They will kill me next. Darlene: Who will she kill next? He…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word is: COOK So can you tell a story in five words using the word COOK in it somewhere? Last week’s word was SUGAR. Here are your SUGARY stories: Annette Rochelle Aben: Kicked sugar to the curb. Darlene: Don´t forget the sugar, dear.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and that means five-word story time. Your new word is: SUGAR So can you tell a story in five words using the word SUGAR in it somewhere? Last week’s word was WICKED. Here are your WICKED stories: Annette Rochelle Aben: Watch wee wicked witches wash. The Wandering Empath: The wicked must also win.…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and here’s my new challenge for you. Can you tell a five-word story using the following word in it somewhere: WICKED Last week’s challenge was BOOK. Here are your super stories: EDCWriting: Her book held his eyes. One book, two stories entwined. Terveen Gill: I’ll burp that book out. A book is someone’s…

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  • Happy Monday! I hope you have a great week. Here’s your new word: KISS Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SCORE in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Channing: I tried counting up to a scoreSo – eighteen and maybe two more.The agony lingers,No more toes or fingers…

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