Snail says: “Let’s race! First one to that post wins!” Centipede says: “Seriously? One hundred legs versus… none?” Snail nods. Centipede sniggers. Snail slides. Centipede scurries. Snail glides. Centipede hurries. Snail… Rolls! “Weeeeeeeeeeee!” Safe in shell, Snail wins! Centipede sighs: “The slope! Legs alive, I forgot the slope!”
It was Valentine’s Day and Shelly had woken up super early. She was off to deliver a secret message to Saul, the special snail in her life. “I’m so excited!” she squeaked. But there was a problem. To get to Saul, Shelly had to cross the dreaded PATH OF PERIL. Many a snail had tried […]
Hartley’s Farm was strewn with streamers and brimming with balloons. “It’s Valentine’s Day,” said Rooster. “The day to tell someone special that you care.” “There is someone special,” replied Chicken. “But I’d never be brave enough to tell them.” “Why not?” asked Rooster. “I’m too… well, chicken,” sighed Chicken. “I wish I had some of […]
Here’s my entry to Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Contest 2020. Last year I was lucky enough to come fourth overall – fingers crossed the judges like this year’s effort! Little Elf (244 words) Early in December, Little Elf received a scroll, Your application’s been approved. Report to the North Pole! “I got the job!” squeaked […]
I couldn’t resist having a second attempt at the Halloweensie contest – as you are allowed to enter more than once. I thought I’d write something completely different to my first entry and came up with this fast paced rhyming piece… The Skeletons’ Masked Ball (50 words) Skeletons’ Masked Ball, Having a blast, all Skeletons […]
I have been eagerly awaiting this year’s Halloweensie contest after receiving an honourable mention for my entry in 2019. This year’s brief was to write a 100 word halloween story that includes the words skeleton, mask and creep (or variations of). Here is my attempt: Is it Time? (87 words) Ben secured his mask in […]
Here is my entry to the 2020 Fall Writing Frenzy Contest. The word count is exactly 200 words and my chosen image is below. THE BARE BONES BASH Tonight’s the annual ‘Bare Bones Bash’, Where skeletons dance to the Monster Mash, And devour spare ribs with lashings of sauce, (Served on the finest bone china, […]
It’s the final week! I will miss these mini writing challenges. This week’s prompt was to choose from a list of superpowers and a list of objects and write a short story that includes both. I chose time travel and the sun. Marty the Fly This is the story of Marty the Fly, Who traveled […]
It’s the penultimate week of Susanna Leonard Hill’s Mini Writing Challenge. I’ve started to really look forward to getting the Monday morning brief and this week it focusses on a child’s behaviour and choices around food. I selected the simile ‘like a bird’ and the position ‘in my treehouse’, here’s what I came up with: […]
It’s week five of the Mix ‘n’ Match Mini Writing Challenge and this week Susanna has set the challenge of writing a ‘how to’ story using a choice of actions and characters. I’m really enjoying seeing what the prompts inspire each week. Here is the mini story I came up with – I chose ‘scare’ […]
