writing challenges

  • I Challenge You To…

    I’m extending last week’s photo prompt challenge for another week. Here is the photo again. Perhaps someone is being pushed over the top of the staircase. Or is someone running down the stairs, late for an important appoinment? Maybe the story is taking place at night and the staircase is in darkness…Let your imagination go…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Here’s this week’s photo prompt challenge. Where is the staircase? Where does it lead? Who is going to walk up or down it? Let your imagination go: Last week saw you with two photo challenges. Here’s the first: Here are your wonderful creative words: Padre’s ramblings: https://padresramblings.wordpress.com/2018/11/23/quiet-yard/ Geoff Le Pard: http://geofflepard.com/2018/11/25/pearl-barley-and-the-recalcitrant-incumbent-prompt-shortfiction/ Val Fish: The guests…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    Photo Challenge Last week’s challenge was actually spread out over two weeks. Thank you for your patience! This week’s challenge is a photo prompt. I hope it sparks lots of ideas – for limericks, stories and poems: What’s the significance of the door? What or who is lurking behind it? It’s all up to you…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    How’s your week going? I hope it’s running smoothly and you’re achieving your goals. Mine’s not gone quite according to plan so I hope you’ll forgive me if I extend last week’s challenge for another week. So, those of you who have already sent in something for the ‘Favourite Places to Visit’ challenge, feel free…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite places to visit Last week’s theme was favourite family holidays. Here are a few of yours: Keith Channing We once went to Clacton-on-Sea, My ex-wife, the children and me. Across England we tramped And in Butlins we camped. Guess…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite family holidays Last week’s theme was favourite childhood memories. Here are a few of yours: Keith Channing Not yet four, I could feel the elation That had gripped the entire British nation Dressed as a page I took to…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite childhood memories Last week’s theme was favourite indulgences. Here are a few of yours: Keith Channing A king who’d committed transgressions Found indulgences sealed his confessions Some cash from his courts Cleared sins of all sorts While increasing the…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite books Last week’s theme was favourite foods. You sent in some super pieces. Some are here, while you’ll find others by following the links: Keith Channing From Kerala in India’s southwest Come the foods that I deem to be…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Favourite foods Last week’s theme was kids. You sent in some super pieces. Some are here, while you’ll find others by following the links: Keith Channing Be a love and pass me my slippers Let’s sit back and breakfast on…

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  • I Challenge You To…

    This week’s challenge is to write a story, limerick or poem on the subject of: Travel Last week’s theme was things that make you happy. Here are some of the funny and heart-warming pieces you sent in: Keith Channing sent in an amusing poem: If you asked me for a list Of the things that…

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