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So it’s about eight days before we start the 25 day count down to Xmas (if you celebrate it at all), and so I have looked for some easy ideas for making an advent calendar. There will be a few of them I am guessing in the next day or so. Some will be moreContinue reading “Marking the sleeps”

I have challenged myself to find 25 stories again this year for Xmas as a kind of advent calendar. If you have any stories that you have written, that you are willing to let me read out then send them to me at thestoryshedblog@gmail.com I will be putting up some word prompts if this helpsContinue reading “Searching for the words”

He may be here a bit early, but Xmas is on the way, For the next few weeks we will be posting story prompts to help you write your own stories. We hope to have some art activities as well from the internet to share with you. Don’t forget that Christmas is not just aboutContinue reading “Christmas is a coming”

I was wondering what kinds of things would make the storyshedblog more useful for you? Would you like more word prompts? More activities found on the internet and curated for you? Would you like more writing, or more images? Sometimes it is nice to get some feedback on these things. The purpose of the videosContinue reading “What would you like to see here?”

Coming soon an illustrated poem about two potatoes. It is going to be put out on the interweb free, and we hope that you enjoy it when it arrives. Here are some potatoes to keep you in the mood. Write to us at thestoryshedblog@gmail.com if you have any ideas, or things you would like toContinue reading “Lumpy and Bumpy”

Hello, Sorry that it has been a long time since much has been done with the blog. Time and energy seems to run out really quickly. Hope that you are all doing well and keeping sound and safe. Here is a picture to get you writing. Hope that it inspires. Maybe when you have writtenContinue reading “Back to work on the blog”

Yesterday I read the classic tale of the three little pigs. I wasn’t sure if I had read it before or not. I need to make a list of the stories I have recorded so that I don’t repeat too many of them. This story would be in my top ten for sure, as itContinue reading “The Three Little Pigs”

Hello, We have probably neglected the blog part of thestoryshedblog too much, and we are sorry for that. From today we will be putting up a variety of ideas and resources to help you hopefully be more creative. It would be great to have stories from you to read in the shed, or if youContinue reading “Resources coming soon”

One of the things that creative people really need to learn, is that sometimes it is only possible to get the work done by diving into the void. It may well be that you end up writing things that you are not happy with, but it is also good to keep on going. You neverContinue reading “Dive right in…”

Hi, we have been away for some time now. I think it is almost a year. But it is probably time for us to take up the blog once more. We will be doing a number of things this time around. More story prompts, perhaps a bit more art and creativity. All of this willContinue reading “Time for a return”