Competition
Take five
In Competition No. 2979 you were invited to supply your contribution to a series of parodies of Enid Blyton’s Famous…
Take five
In Competition No. 2979 you were invited to supply your contribution to a series of parodies of Enid Blyton’s Famous…
Empty words
In Competition No. 2977 you were invited to submit a selection of meaningless, pseudo-profound statements. Bullshit was defined in a…
Empty words
In Competition No. 2977 you were invited to submit a selection of meaningless, pseudo-profound statements. Bullshit was defined in a…
Let’s twist
In Competition No. 2977 you were invited to submit a Christmas carol with a topical twist. ‘In the bleak midwinter’…
Let’s twist
In Competition No. 2977 you were invited to submit a Christmas carol with a topical twist. ‘In the bleak midwinter’…
The long view
In Competition No. 2976 you were invited to submit an extract of a speech in which a well-known figure from…
The long view
In Competition No. 2976 you were invited to submit an extract of a speech in which a well-known figure from…
Changing fashions
In Competition No. 2975 you were invited to supply your own nine-line twist on Robert Herrick’s ‘Upon Julia’s clothes’: …
Changing fashions
In Competition No. 2975 you were invited to supply your own nine-line twist on Robert Herrick’s ‘Upon Julia’s clothes’: …
I quit
In Competition No. 2974 you were invited to submit a resignation letter from God. Despite mankind’s attempts to kill…
I quit
In Competition No. 2974 you were invited to submit a resignation letter from God. Despite mankind’s attempts to kill…
Missing person report
In Competition No. 2973 you were invited to give your thoughts, in verse or prose, on who the Person from…
Missing person report
In Competition No. 2973 you were invited to give your thoughts, in verse or prose, on who the Person from…
Ode worthy
In Competition No. 2972 you were invited to supply an ode on a Grayson Perry urn. Frank McDonald wasn’t keen:…
Ode worthy
In Competition No. 2972 you were invited to supply an ode on a Grayson Perry urn. Frank McDonald wasn’t keen:…
Lines on the left
In Competition No. 2971 you were invited to submit poems written by Jeremy Corbyn. The seven printed below take £20…
Lines on the left
In Competition No. 2971 you were invited to submit poems written by Jeremy Corbyn. The seven printed below take £20…
Ig Nobel
In Competition No. 2970 you were invited to supply an extract from an Ig Nobel Prize-winner’s speech that describes the…
Ig Nobel
In Competition No. 2970 you were invited to supply an extract from an Ig Nobel Prize-winner’s speech that describes the…
Ig Nobel
In Competition No. 2970 you were invited to supply an extract from an Ig Nobel Prize-winner’s speech that describes the…
Autumnal
In Competition No. 2969 you were invited to submit a poem about autumn in the style of the poet of…
Autumnal
In Competition No. 2969 you were invited to submit a poem about autumn in the style of the poet of…
Creation story
In Competition No. 2968 you were-invited to take the title of a short story by Ted Hughes, How the Whale…
Creation story
In Competition No. 2968 you were-invited to take the title of a short story by Ted Hughes, How the Whale…
