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I hope this Monday finds you well. Here’s a fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word is HISS Last week’s prompt was CAST. There were some great limericks: Susan Batten: When Pete knew that his problem was cast, his obsession with fishing just passed. He’d tied knots in the reeds and lost weights in the weeds,…
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I was keen to read this book as soon as I saw it. Described as ‘Stories, memoirs and poems about the social dimensions of work’, it makes for fascinating reading. It features pieces from several writers and was put together by Yvette Prior (Priorhouse Blog). Here’s the blurb: This anthology offers a thoughtful exploration of…
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Here is your new challenge this fine Thursday: can you tell a story in 46 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 59 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your amazing stories: Graeme Sandford: When Esther set her new writing…
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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…
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It’s story time. Here is your new challenge: can you tell a story in 59 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 34 words using the following three words in it somewhere: Here are your creative stories: Darlene: The wind and snow raged outside her…
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Your prompt word this week is MEMORIES What comes to mind when you think of memories? Happy memories? Sad memories? Something poignant? About people? Places? Animals? You don’t have to share your own memories – you can create some for a character. It’s up to you. Fact or fiction, prose or poetry, I would love…
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It’s a fresh week – let’s hope it’s a good one. Here’s your new limerick challenge. Your word is DIM Last week’s prompt was APPLE. You came up with some amusing and also poignant limericks: Nicola Daly: There once was a boy called stealthy Si Used to steal everyone’s apple pie ‘I know it’s wrong, So…
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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 for this week is Eric Clarke, who I…
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It’s Thursday again and so I’m here to give you a new story challenge. Can you tell a story in 34 words using the following words in it somewhere: The previous challenge was to write a story in 66 words using the following six words in it somewhere: Here are your creative stories: Susan Batten:…
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