Today marks the beginning of National Storytelling Week, so I’d like to hear a story from you.Or perhaps you could write about a story that means a lot to you.If you fancy writing your own little story,
Read more...Simple prompt today.Turn your head to the left. What’s the first thing you see? No cheating—be honest.Now set your timer and write about it for 5 minutes. Don’t tell me there’s nothing to say—get
Read more...From rage to delight—today’s prompt is to write about something that’s delighted you recently.Maybe it was great service in a shop, or from a business. Maybe someone did something lovely for you.Here’s
Read more...Come on, this is your chance to vent.January is dark and gloomy (at least in this part of the world) and it does feel good to have a good old rant sometimes.Maybe narrow it down: what in your industry
Read more...They look like tiny trees, and so the broccoli is my favourite vegetable.(FYI, broccoli is one of those words I can’t spell, no matter how many times I write it. It took me 3 attempts to write the
Read more......what kind of tail would you have?Simple and silly prompt today.I sometimes think I’d like a T-Rex tail, but it wouldn’t be very practical. So instead, I’d like a lemur tail so I could walk around
Read more...In the UK—well, in Scotland, mostly—we celebrate Burns Night on January 25 in honour of poet Robert Burns.You’ll probably know him from Auld Lang Syne, but we won’t hold that against him, because
Read more...Forgive me if you already know this: a haiku is a poetry form that orginated in Japan.From Wikipedia:Haiku is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of
Read more...Today is Pie Day.Not to be confused with Pi Day, which is in March (keep your eyes peeled for that one).From Wikipedia: National Pie Day is a celebration of pies that occurs annually in the United States
Read more...Most humans have an inbuilt sense of rhythm—even if we’re not natural dancers, we tend to be compelled by a beat.In the frozen north and Europe, most of us have our desire to dance crushed as we
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