writing
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Your writing prompt this week is FISH You may think of physical fish, swimming in the sea, or being part of a delicious meal. But it’s another word with multiple meanings. We sometimes use it to refer to a person who is a little strange, seeing them as ‘an odd fish’. It can be used…
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Happy Monday to you all. Here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word is SNACKS Last week’s prompt was LITTER. You came up with some thoughtful limericks: Nicola Daly: My old gran loved to bedazzle with glitter She was also a bit of a knitter She made jumpers galore Until we shouted ‘No more! We’d prefer you…
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Here’s your new Thursday story challenge: Can you tell a story in 77 words using the following words in it somewhere: WISHY-WASHY MARSHMALLOW IMPOUND EAGLE VIOLIN BALCONY ROSTER Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 46 words using the following four words in it somewhere: PORTAL DROOL SLIPPERS MARKSMAN Here are your excellent…
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Your writing prompt this week is GLASS This week’s word first came to mind when I picked up my glass of water and beautiful, iridescent colours twinkled through it. You might think of a mirror, a vase or glasses that you wear instead. But other meanings or associations may come to mind. What does the…
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I’m over on Robbie’s blog today answering a few questions. Please head over and say hello.
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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. Many of you will know my special guest this week…
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It’s almost Halloween! Before you don your witches’ hats and grab those broomsticks, here’s a new story challenge for you. Can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: PORTAL DROOL SLIPPERS MARKSMAN My apologies if I don’t respond to you for a day or two – I’m going…
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Happy Monday to you all. Here’s a new limerick challenge. Your word is DUST Last week’s prompt was BREAD. You came up with some brilliant limericks: The Limerick Guy: Passover is “Bread of Affliction” week, And despite great cooking technique, Much to our consternation The Affliction’s constipation… A Jewish bind that ties so to speak. Graeme Sandford: There…
