I had a friend in university. This was back in the 1990's and I was very young and naive. My parents dropped me off and got me sorted. Now looking back I ought not have even gone. I was too young. My age may nave been nineteen but I was mentally much younger. Yet it… Continue reading And then you were gone.
Category: Short Stories
Overheard conversations
A few years ago my Nan and I were shopping in our local supermarket. Now, when I say supermarket I mean medium to small shop. Living in rural Wales means that what I consider huge and full of choice would have someone from London twitching and wondering how they would cope. Anyway, we were in… Continue reading Overheard conversations
Close as a close thing
Okay, that is a bad title and I hold my hands up. This is a short story from the daily prompt - Close Call. A Close Call He was the one. Mel had met his mother and even got on with her. He had to be the one. they were so right together. Everything worked.… Continue reading Close as a close thing
The Time-Travelling Hippie
Cadet sneezed and tried to clear the musty smell of straw from his nose. Straw? That was a new. Where had he been and more importantly where was he? Cadet tried to open his eyes and immediately slammed them shut. The light seemed to seek out the tender parts f his brain and stab them… Continue reading The Time-Travelling Hippie
Dinosaur hunting
The van pulled up to a top of cliff. I looked down and wondered why we had stopped. The driver turned off the van... Hold up, the driver had just turned off the van! Where were we meant to go? This was my first holiday in years and I was determined to have fun. Still… Continue reading Dinosaur hunting
Land of Confusion
"So," the man said sitting back in his leather chair. "Just start at the beginning." I shifted my weight around on the couch. Why is it that all shrinks have couches? Is it something they get when they become qualified? One certificate and one hard couch, in a disgusting colour. The one I was trying… Continue reading Land of Confusion
Good and evil
This a short story for the daily prompt. This is my experience of evil. In my writing the 'evil' people are not as evil as they seem and the good can be the monsters. I have found in real life that evil does not come dressed in black with a conveniently located scar. Instead it… Continue reading Good and evil
A Welsh Short Story
Okay, the daily prompt asked for a story in dialect. I am terrible at writing dialect but I have had a go at Welsh... Actually that's a bit of a lie. Only a few of the words I filled in the rest I had to run through a translator, so any Welsh readers - have… Continue reading A Welsh Short Story
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game "I'll be black!" "No you can't... I want to be black," said the small boy. "Can so... You can be green." "No!" the boy screamed. "That's the same colour as snot!" "Well, I am black... I am the plague," the girl says holding out her hands and running at the small boy.… Continue reading The Perfect Game
Conflicted
This is a true story... Conflicted We were in the car when I pulled over. I was getting that feeling again, the one behind my eyes that made me feel like I was looking through a long tunnel. "Bea, what's wrong?" my sister asked. "Nothing," I said but I could hear that my voice was… Continue reading Conflicted
Kate Murray - Cleaver 