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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – CHEESE Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was MOP. Keith Channing: My soufflé’s a bit of a flop, To clear it I needed a mop. It rose…

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  • Here’s your Monday smile – it’s limerick time. Send in your own or here’s a prompt for you – MOP Here are a few limericks to make you smile this Monday. The prompt last week was CASH. Keith Channing: A singer called something like Donny; Was cute, and his voice was quite bonny. He wasn’t…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is SECRET – as suggested by Lance Greenfield. Thank you, Lance! So can you tell a story in five words, using the word SECRET in it somewhere? Here are your EYEBROWS stories from last week: Sarian Lady: Eyebrows show surprises or disappointments…

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  • Coming Home – Part One

    “I’m not going in there. Not if there are great, big, ferocious tigers,” Gemma cried. Eight-year-old Abigail tutted at her younger sister and shook her head. “Tigers, indeed. Of course there aren’t any tigers. It’s a garden, not a jungle,” she said, folding her arms. Sarah tried not to laugh. Despite her bravado, Abigail didn’t…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is EYEBROWS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word EYEBROWS in it somewhere? Here are your DUST stories from last week: Keith Channing: Dust? I need an alethiometer! Trent’s World: I’ll stay home and dust… Ritu: Dusting…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is DUST. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word DUST in it somewhere? Here are your PILLS stories from last week: Keith Channing: Pills I Leave Lose Something. Darlene: Forgot to take her pills. Don´t be such…

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  • Zombies

    The zombies were coming closer. Arms reached out. Eyes, large and lifeless, sought hers. Mouths gaped open, drool dangling down. Groans gained momentum, their frenzied excitement building. Something solid touched her shoulder. She jumped. This was it. “Want a cup of tea, love?” She looked into her husband’s eyes and then back to the TV.…

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  • Many of you are familiar with the wonderful Carrot Ranch contests. I’d like to share this very special one with you and encourage you to enter: Sue Vincent is one of those special bloggers that inspires people all over the world. Readers have long been galvanized by her posts about mythology, about ancient ruins and…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. This week, your prompt is PILLS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word PILLS in it somewhere? Here are your BISCUIT stories from last week: Sue Vincent: The diet? I baked biscuits… Ruth: Ooh, a biscuit – yes please! Ritu: Rich…

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  • A New Friend Part Two

    For part one, click here. Minutes, perhaps hours, passed. Laura awoke to a dull shroud hanging over the room. The half moon shone a shining light on the bed, shadows dancing in the corner and shapes bouncing on the ceiling. Tap, tap! She swivelled round at the knock on the door. ‘There’s someone to see…

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