The daily prompt has asked what I hope to happen in a year. And that got me thinking. In May 2015 where do I think I'll be? Well, I will have the two anthologies published. So, Love Just Is will be out there as will the Halloween one (no title yet). I really hope that… Continue reading Future expectations
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An Unexpected Guest
I could smell smoke in the air, cloying and bitter. "Something's up," I told the chickens. They pretty much ignored me and continued to scratch at the grain I'd just flung at the ground. A niggling headache had begun to softly pound behind my right eye and I knew that something was wrong, but what.… Continue reading An Unexpected Guest
That Good Night
The daily prompt has asked for a piece written in the style of a favourite author. I recently submitted a radio play for a competition around Dylan Thomas. It wasn't short-listed but I thought I'd share. Please be kind though - radio is not my forte. THAT GOOD NIGHT CAST Ben Older, mature student. Well-spoken with an old… Continue reading That Good Night
The choice
I got lost. It's easy to see, they had said, but it wasn't. A track leading into a forest. It's angle steep and leaving me wondering if the car would make it. I was instantly glad I'd decided to bring the four by four. The track was covered in ruts and grass grew down the… Continue reading The choice
Tyler Keevil and the Burrard Inlet
I have problems with some books. They get into my head and then never leave. 'The Burrard Inlet' is one of them. They are a selection of short stories all connected by the Inlet. Set in Canada is explores just what humanity is, the good and the bad. The actual inlet divides Vancouver's north shore… Continue reading Tyler Keevil and the Burrard Inlet
My Advice if you are starting out…
Many writers I talk to say that they write. "So where are you published?" I ask. "I'm not." "Don't worry. What competitions have you tried?" I ask "I'm not good enough..." And that is the problem. I write knowing there are problems - there always are because of the dyslexia. I have the story edited… Continue reading My Advice if you are starting out…
Balance
"Mum!" The shout went up as the bike wobbled and toppled over, spilling the child onto the floor. There was a moment of silence. "Ow!" "Are you okay?" Mum asked, running over and pulling the bike off her daughter. "Yeah." Came the slow reply, and then. "You let go." It was a statement and in… Continue reading Balance
Smile!
I was walking down the road. Nothing unusual in that but I was depressed. I had just made one of the worst decisions in my life. Go to college, or not? That had been the issue and I had decided to stay in the sixth form. But it wasn't what I expected. The lessons where… Continue reading Smile!
Sameness
I need routine. I mean, I really need it. I think it's the aspergers in me. Change is a fearful monster lurking in brightly lit corners and warmer weather. My routine is always disrupted in warm weather. I know it has more to do with planting and shows and all the differences of weather that… Continue reading Sameness
The PhD Blues
I have decided in the next year or two to start a PhD. I mean, I am only stopped by the fact I need funding... But, and this is something I have got to come to terms with, me and postgraduate proposals do not go hand in hand. When I was studying in England I… Continue reading The PhD Blues
Kate Murray - Cleaver 