This is a short story written as part of my masters course. Enjoy! Trick, Not Treat When the electricity failed, Pat was plunged into darkness and was not aware of anything except for the suspicion of a noise out on the porch. He froze, hands suspended above the keyboard, not sure if he had heard… Continue reading Trick, not Treat
Month: February 2013
Fairytales and Folk Stories
Wednesday 20th February 2013 Now I have been addicted to fairy tales in the past. As a child my illustrated collection (two volumes) were my favourite books, but seriously I hadn't thought about them for a very long time. So when I realised that the lecture was about fairy tales I was interested. But I did see the… Continue reading Fairytales and Folk Stories
A dilemma
So my problem is this - I try to write everyday on the blog (even putting a story a day) but because I've been ill and am only just getting over it I haven't been. Now I have a load of readers out there, at least more than ten, and I don't want to disappoint. But… Continue reading A dilemma
Screenwriting 2
Wednesday 13th February 2013 It's time to actually put pen to paper and the first thing I get to decide is how to write something that happens in the story via narrator speak. I don't want a voice over so I have to tell the story by writing a small plot... It's difficult - more… Continue reading Screenwriting 2
Chinese
Chinese Every time the family came we would get a massive Chinese take-away meal. My uncle was particularly partial to the meal. I loved water chestnuts and prawn crackers. Any dish with the chestnuts with them would disappear quickly as I fought with my brother and sister to get the most. It is a huge… Continue reading Chinese
Illness and words a day
Okay so I've been ill. Really ill. Don't get me wrong, nothing life-threatening but enough to knock me off my feet and into bed over the weekend. Which is why there have been no posts. If I had written anything it may well have not made much sense. BUT I didn't stop thinking about the… Continue reading Illness and words a day
Screenwriting 1
Wednesday 6th February 2013 My first lesson back from Christmas and it's what I've been looking forward to since beginning the Masters. Screenwriting! Films... To say I'm a film-buff would be an understatement. I love movies and I watch them all, from the really bad ones where the camera shakes to the massive billion pound… Continue reading Screenwriting 1
Infinite Sadness (Abstract)
Infinite Sadness “It must be true to say that we write to understand our lives,” he shouted at the crying woman, “but they don’t listen. They never listen.” Screaming in frustration the man paced the room like a caged lion. She didn’t answer him, just stared at his agitated figure with accusing eyes looking both… Continue reading Infinite Sadness (Abstract)
Architecture
Architecture “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over” by Earnest Hemingway Okay I hit a bit of a block with this word. There are many different types of Architecture. In fact, one of my favourite places in college was Saint Mary’s Church. Not the inside but the outside. It was the… Continue reading Architecture
Subsiding
Subsiding I grew up in a council house, except it wasn’t owned by the council; instead my parents had bought it. You could tell it was bought by the simple fact we were the only house on the street that was painted. I’m still not sure why people paint their council houses once they buy… Continue reading Subsiding
