Guests Helen Mort and Joe Kriss join hosts Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor in a Christmas podcast with a difference, for both writers and readers alike. In this episode, Helen, Joe, and Letty enter a seasonal world of lonely freelance Christmas parties, David Beckham, kipperlips and Sally Rooney chat up lines — oh, and Letty makes an innuendo about crackers and Stephen has to go for a lie down.

The prompts today were 200 words on a pre-prepared prompt of 'It happened at the Christmas party.' Three minutes to respond to either 'a pair of tweezers, a pencil, or a playing card,' and one minute to respond to 'the tree isn't real.'

More info about the hosts and guests can be found at www.prompetyprompt.co.uk

You can discover more from Helen Mort by visiting her website at www.HelenMort.com and you can discover more from Joe Kriss and Wordlife by visiting www.wordlife.co.uk

Why not have a go at all these prompts yourself (but don’t forget to time yourself and don't cheat!) and send us your own responses at prompetyprompt@gmail.com or via twitter.com/prompetyprompt & instagram.com/prompetyprompt

A Cornucopia Radio production

Co-created & Produced by Letty Butler and Stephen Mellor

Based on an original idea by Stephen Mellor.