Archive for the ‘Fun & Frolics’ Category

Topic #38 Stranded on a Desert Island

After a long holiday abroad you are on a flight back home when the plane suddenly explodes and crashes on a desert Island. Only Six of the passengers survive. In the hold there seems to be six rucksacks each marked with the name of each of the six survivors. When you open yours you discover [...]

Topic #37: Food War

We shall continue our light-on-thinking topics this week with something I think everyone can really get into.  A food war.  What’s a food war?  It’s like any other war, really.  One side against another.  Just, in this case, both sides are foods. This week, we shall delve into two snacks which I hold dear to [...]

Topic #36: Nonsensensical Imaginings

This week, we decided we wanted to do something a little less brain taxing.  Something out there.  Something which just makes you laugh when you read the topic.  But, do think about it a little bit when posting your thoughts on it. A fight to the death… Lara Croft VS. Batman Discuss. Admin Addition: Take [...]

Topic #35 Script Writing Part 1

To celebrate the start of Script Frenzy on the 1st of April 2010 we are attributing two topics to the whole event. Part One is as follows – Your writing has caught the public´s attention and now there are calls for you to write a screenplay/stage play/TV script (pick one, and dont worry we arent [...]

Topic #34 Life List

I recently had the urge to write one of these myself. I found it hugely helpful – not only to remind myself of childhood dreams and ambitions long since forgotten, but also to remember that there are some things I have achieved. This weeks challenge is to write a Life List of ten things you [...]

Topic #33 Three Wishes

One day, whilst out walking, you discover a small gold latern laid on the ground. You quickly pocket it and head home believing that, just maybe, its valuable. Turns out during rubbing its actually cheap as chips, but during one session of particularly aggressive rubbing a genie pops out and shouts “enough already, now I [...]

Topic #32 My Year Competition-Challenge

I am thrilled to be writing this right now because it is perhaps the most exciting topic and news I have ever posted on here. (Hint: It involves us giving away a great prize!) Are you ready? Of course you are! The Topic This week’s topic is titled “My Year” but it does not end [...]

Topic #30 Give us your story!

They say that everyone has one good story within their capabilities, and since this is the month of Nanowrimo (almost at its end folks!) we´ve decided to dedicate this weeks topic to you! For those of you already doing Nanowrimo this may well be a cinch for you, provided you are willing to bare all [...]

Topic #27 Past, Present & Future

This weeks Topical Tuesday is in three parts. It all about reflections – Where were you ten years ago? Where are you now? Where would you like to be in ten years? As Colin highlighted last week you now have the entire week ahead to complete your entries, so you no longer have the excuse [...]

Topic :: #23 Time Capsules

A time capsule is a historic cache of goods and/or information, usually intended as a method of communication with people in the future. Time capsules are sometimes created and buried during celebrations such as a World Fair, cornerstone laying for a building, or at other events. The phrase “time capsule” has been in use since [...]