writing
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I hope you had a lovely weekend. It’s now time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: HOUSE Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word WORST in it somewhere. You came up with some very amusing limericks: John W. Howell: There once was a man from Pine Hurst, Who’s…
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In my latest series, I’m taking you on a tour of my desk buddies, who watch over me as I work, or who help me in some way. This week, it’s the turn of my gorgeous ghosts. I love the city of York and when I visited, I just had to visit the famous York…
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Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 10 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 28 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your hilarious stories: Richmond Road: Shake a leg Don’t break…
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This week’s writing prompt is GIFTS My prompt last week was Christmas, so it would be easy to think I mean Christmas gifts. If that’s where the prompt takes you, that’s fine, but there are lots of other interpretations of ‘gifts’. For example, you might see good health as being a gift. My cat brings…
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Happy Monday! Time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: WORST Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word BEARD in it somewhere. You came up with some very funny limericks: Trentpmcd: Tom had a beard that wouldn’t stop Like the guys from ZZ Top From his face To his…
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In my latest series, I’m taking you on a tour of my desk buddies, who watch over me as I work, or who help me in some way. This week, it’s the latter – a coaster that takes glasses of water, cups of tea and smoothies over the course of a day, which help to…
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Here’s this week’s story challenge for you: Can you tell a story in 28 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere: Here are your super stories: Linking People 2003: On his worn-out couch,…
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This week’s writing prompt is CHRISTMAS Isn’t it a little early to have a prompt on Christmas, you may ask. But I’ve seen lots of Christmas trees up already, there are gifts in the shops and advent calendars ready to go up on Sunday, so perhaps it’s not too early. What do you think? What…
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It hurts just thinking about it…
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It’s Monday afternoon and time for a new limerick challenge. Your word this week is: BEARD Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word FUDGE in it somewhere. You came up with some very entertaining limericks: Trentpmcd: “Oh, fudge!” I thought he said When the branch hit him in the head But that…
Esther Chilton 