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  • Writing Prompts

    Your word prompt this week is MONEY It’s said ‘money is the root of all evil’ but it’s something we all need to survive. I remember thinking about it in a good way when I was a young girl. I loved saving up my pocket money and buying something special. I also had a toy…

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    Your writing prompt this week is SHADE We had a hot summer this year in the UK, so finding shade came as a relief. I remember loving to draw when I was a young girl and choosing the difference shades of colour. We often talk about light and shade in terms of contrast. It can…

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    Your writing prompt this week is CLUB When I was a little girl I belonged to the Curly Wurly Club – I remember receiving stickers and all sorts of things which I treasured for years. For those of you who don’t know what a Curly Wurly is, I’ve seen it described as ‘a swirly ladder…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    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 is N. E. White. Please give…

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    Your writing prompt this week is CARDS My first thought when this word came to mind was greetings cards. It’s always lovely to receive a card in the post – for birthdays, anniversaries, to wish you luck or to say that you’re being thought of. Then, of course, there are playing cards – with all…

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  • Guest Writer Spot

    I’m bring back my Guest Writer Spot for anyone who’d like to share their writing. 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…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt this week is PROMISES Have you ever made a promise to someone and broken it? It’s not always easy to keep to a promise. Politicians, though, seem to find it very easy to break their promises. When I was young, I remember making my Brownie promise and then going up to the Guides…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt this week is CHARGE The first thought that comes to mind for me in relation to this week’s prompt word is cost – a fee for something. It might be a bill or something nicer such as admission to a museum or theatre. You can also be in charge of something – the…

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  • Writing Prompts

    Your prompt word this week is ELEMENT/S We often talk about the elements with reference to the weather and natural elements. It also means part of something – the elements of a good book, for example. Science also comes into it – chemical elements and we mustn’t forget their involvement in cooking – gas and…

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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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