writing
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It’s Thursday, so it’s time for a new story challenge: Can you tell a story in 30 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: ROUNDABOUT TROUSERS EQUATION BEARD Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 18 words using the following words in it somewhere: MARS DATE NEWSPAPER Here are…
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This week’s writing prompt is: CRAZY THINGS YOU’VE DONE Do you ever look back at a certain time in your life and think: Did I really do that? I remember canoeing on an outward bounds team building course with my work years ago. I’m not keen on water and was terrified of capsizing and getting…
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Happy new week! Here is Monday’s limerick challenge for you. Your word is: STEALTH Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word THROAT in it somewhere. You came up with some entertaining limericks: Trent’s World: I am sick, if you please A soar throat, cough and sneeze Home I’ll stay So I’ll miss…
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It’s almost the end of the week, so it’s time for a new story. Here’s the latest challenge: Can you tell a story in 18 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: MARS DATE NEWSPAPER Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 42 words using the following words in…
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This week’s writing prompt is: TRANSPORT Many of you will have been on journeys via car, train, bus, plane and boat. Personally, I like travelling by train. I used to love the old Harry Potter-style trains with their compartments and sliding doors. What memories do you have? Perhaps you’ve used an unusual form of transport…
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I hope you had a good weekend. Here is this week’s fresh limerick challenge for you. Your word is: THROAT Your challenge last week was to write a limerick using the word THIGH in it somewhere. You came up with some brilliant limericks: Trent’s World: I turned red and thought I’d die When I dropped my hand…
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It’s Friday and time for my guest writer slot. This week I’m welcoming back Jean Harris. She first appeared in this slot a few weeks ago with her super piece, A Safe Place, and then more recently with another gem, Green Fingers. Here’s another of her gems to enjoy: Stitched Up! By Jean Harris Oh, how I…
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It’s Thursday and time for a new story. Here’s the latest story challenge: Can you tell a story in 42 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story: TWITCH DENTIST SUITCASE EGG SQUARE CHIN Last week’s prompt was to tell a story in 34 words using the following words in it somewhere:…
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This week’s writing prompt is: SPORT The Olympics is now over, but what wonderful, talented sportsmen and women we witnessed. I loved the gymnastics, rowing, cycling, swimming and diving, but the athletics was my favourite. I used to run myself, but stopped many years ago. I don’t think I’d have ever reached the speeds these…
