This is the first of a challenge I am taking part in. Each day I am given a prompt and must write a logline on this prompt. Today's is 'shell'. Find out more here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/loglinechallenge/ Shell A man is walking down the road that is the red-light district in Paris. Along the road is… Continue reading Logline 1 – Shell
Category: Short Stories
The up and coming short story ebook
Yes, I've decided to take the plunge and self-publish the short stories on the blog. Don't worry it will be free and they will all be going for an edit before they get published. So an update! Well I have found my cover artist! Okay, maybe that wasn't hard as my sister is a digital artist… Continue reading The up and coming short story ebook
Published – ‘Oil and Water’
Here is is then - I have been published in The Lampeter Review. The link below will take you to the free online magazine and then download the pdf or view it online. The story is called 'Oil and Water' - enjoy 🙂 http://lampeter-review.com/
To publish or not to publish
That is the question! And it really is. I counted up and there are over 35 stories on this blog! True most of them are small, more like flash fiction, but a couple are quite long. I was scrolling through and I realised that you can't find them easily, unless you follow my blog and… Continue reading To publish or not to publish
Inspiration 2
I was set a sentence that described an old photograph and asked to write a short story with it at the beginning. It was just a description of a tumbled down shack in the middle of nowhere but it got me thinking of this: Which is the dust bowl from the Great Plains that occurred in the 1930s.… Continue reading Inspiration 2
A Guest Writer – Mike Jenkins
This Wednesday the 20th March a guest author came for what I thought would be a reading... Except he ran a workshop. Before I get into that though I need to tell you who Mike Jenkins (www.mikejenkins.net) is. He is a poet and author. He has performed at the Hay Festival and the Aldeburgh Poetry… Continue reading A Guest Writer – Mike Jenkins
Sleep deprivation
This is short story that I wrote for the course. Enjoy.... Sleep Deprivation He looked at Sylvia’s face. Her snoring had woken him again. It was arrogant kind of snoring. Her face was soft still, not much lined but it made an appalling noise; the kind of noise which, in the dark of night made… Continue reading Sleep deprivation
Saffron
This is my version of 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' as worked from the breakdown I posted the other day. Saffron She runs, hardly able to see. The darkness around her is oppressive and bears down on her like a presence, always watching. She stumbles and falls to her knees, smelling the damp decay of… Continue reading Saffron
Trick, not Treat
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
Kate Murray - Cleaver 