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
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Believe in yourself
I am bad with self-doubt... Everyday I can question what I am doing and if it is right. It is my black voice and when I hear it I imagine a warped creature all twisted and spindly with a mutation of my own face. This is my doubt and at the worst times its loud… Continue reading Believe in yourself
Playtime
The trouble I have is - what is play and what is work? I am having to close the soft toy business... My eyes can only be fixed to certain extent so they are prone to getting tired and strained, which is a trigger for my migraines. Had to be really - I am not… Continue reading Playtime
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
Perspectives
The Daily Prompt has asked about perspectives and how it influences our writing. It specifically asks fo one piece that makes you happy and another that makes you crazy... But perspectives themselves can be complicated. If you write a story and it doesn't exactly work then perhaps the perspective needs to be changed. Which character… Continue reading Perspectives
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
Nanowrimo – The Interview…
The daily prompt has asked for an interview of someone from a blogger to the mailman - they didn't mind who. So I was wondering and then I realised that there is one person I need to interview - my protagonist. You see although I know her I feel I need her to speak to… Continue reading Nanowrimo – The Interview…
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
Inside a Writer’s Mind
Daily Prompt has poses a series of questions and just because I am feeling playful I thought I'd give a go at answering them... What is your favorite word?My favourite word has to be ablution... To ablute - that is just a great way to say you are going for a wash. I have yet… Continue reading Inside a Writer’s Mind
Kate Murray - Cleaver 