writing ideas

  • Happy Monday! Here’s to a great week. Your new limerick challenge is: PAST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word DINNER in it somewhere. You produced some laugh-out-loud limericks: Lance Greenfield: Dinnae gimme corned beef fer dinner. Ah willnae eat it, so ah might get thinner. The same goes for…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Ready for a new story challenge? Here you go: Can you tell a story in 10 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 30 words using the following four words in it somewhere: Here are your excellent stories: Trent’s World:…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 25 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 15 words using the following two words in it somewhere: Here are you hilarious stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Her tutu was made…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Happy Thursday! Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 15 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 50 words using the following five words in it somewhere: Here are you super stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: “List, twin, coma, pie,…

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Happy Monday, all! I hope you had a great weekend and this week is a good one. Your new limerick challenge is: YAWN Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word GUILT in it somewhere. You produced some fantastic limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: Guilt is a feeling quite painful Unproductive and…

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  • Laughing Along With A Limerick

    Hello, everyone. Let’s all have a great week! Your new limerick challenge is: GUILT Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SANDALS in it somewhere. You produced some fantastic limericks: Keith Edgar Channing: I need to be really discreet When skipping alone in the street A slight hint of scandals…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope your week is going well so far. Here’s your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 20 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was a photo: Here are your stories: Christine Mallaband-Brown: Railings and luggage on trolleys. Stacked luggage by a large white…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    This week’s Thursday challenge is a photo prompt. What comes to mind when you look at this photo? Let your imagination go! I’m happy to receive poems and stories – in the case of the latter, up to two hundred words. Here’s your prompt: Last week, I asked you to write a story up to…

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  • Hello, everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. Here’s your new limerick challenge: SPIDER Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word SPAM in it somewhere. Here are your masterpieces: Keith Edgar Channing: I silence my mouth like a clam Whenever I hear the word spam. I send an email…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I have to admit to being a little nervous about changing my Thursday word challenge after running a five-word challenge for so long. But you all embraced it and produced some outstanding stories. Your challenge for next week is to write a story up to 150 words, which starts with the following line: “YOU’LL NEVER…

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