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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope your week is going well. Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 35 words using the following words in it somewhere: LAKE COUPON PUPPET TUBA Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 51 words using the following three words in it somewhere: ROADWORKS MILLIPEDE BEER WI-FI TAROT…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is STRIKE This word can have negative connotations – to strike someone by hitting them, air strikes, or going on strike from a job in order to get better pay and working conditions. We sometimes describe disaster as striking or a lightning strike. But lets’ think about it in more…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    Here’s your Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 51 words using the following words in it somewhere: ROADWORKS MILLIPEDE BEER WI-FI TAROT SCARF Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following three words in it somewhere: DUMBFOUNDED VITAMINS WATERFALL THUMB GARLIC Here are your entertaining stories:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is WINDOW I love looking out the window on a snowy day and watching the flakes swirl down. Or when Jack Frost has created pretty patterns on the window pane. But as well as looking from the inside out, you can look from the outside in. What do you see…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    I hope you’re having a good week. Here’s a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: DUMBFOUNDED VITAMINS WATERFALL THUMB GARLIC Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 70 words using the following three words in it somewhere: SCAB PILATES TEAPOT GLADIATOR…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is KIND The first thought that comes to my mind for this word is being kind. If you look around at the world today, there’s not enough kindness; it can seems as if it’s been forgotten. As with many words, kind does have other meanings: a group which has similar…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is SMALL When I think about the word small, I can think about it negatively – small-minded people or people making you feel small. But I prefer to associate it with wonderful, positive connotations, such as taking pleasure in the small things or achieving small victories. What does it mean…

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  • Welcome to your new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: EAVESDROP SPACE BURGER Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: BALLOON FANCY TRANCE SATCHEL MONKEY Here are your highly amusing stories: Christopher Farley:…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your writing prompt this week is VOICE For those of you who are writers, you often hear the word voice in connection with finding your writer’s voice and carrying it through your work. But it can mean many things – giving voice to your thoughts, for example. Or what about a singing voice? You could…

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  • It’s Thursday and time for a story challenge: Can you tell a story in 41 words using the following words in it somewhere: BALLOON FANCY TRANCE SATCHEL MONKEY Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 57 words using the following words in it somewhere: GAG CLIMB THRILLER FUSSY SCORPIO TOMBOLA Here are your…

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