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Your prompt word this week is BREAK You can look at this prompt in a positive light – a break away someway nice, taking a break at work/school or breaking a previous record. But, of course, it also has negative connotations such as to interrupt someone or something. It can be painful too – to…
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I am delighted to introduce the international literary anthology Story Chat Digest: Where Stories Meet, edited and compiled by Marsha Ingrao. I’m honoured to be part of it. Now in its third volume, Story Chat Digest continues its tradition of bringing together international voices in short fiction and poetry. What began as an interactive online literary…
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Your prompt word this week is MAGIC When I think of this word, I get a tingling in my fingers. But I’m no witch with magical powers. I think of the word as relating to something special, something wonderful. We also use to describe something working effectively and, of course, there’s the Magic Kingdom Theme…
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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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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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Your prompt word this week is TASTE Taste is one of the most underused senses in writing and yet it can be so powerful. I love the taste of warm, sugary doughnuts, creamy, melting chocolate and the tangy sharpness of grapefruit (not all at the same time!). But taste isn’t all about what we eat.…
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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. This week’s guest has been a student of mine on…
Esther Chilton 