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#FridayFlash – Shadowburn
The red-haired woman opened her eyes and screamed. Thick rope looped around her body, binding her to a stake on the village green. Her scream grew louder as consciousness returned. “Ah, it’s awake.” The village elders sat on large chairs beneath the shade of a marquee. Villagers crammed behind them, jostling for the best position […]
Photo Prompt 99
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]
#FridayFlash – The Spin Doctor
I don’t normally write continuation of flash stories as I prefer the tales to be ‘self-contained’, but this is a companion piece to last week’s Third in the Polls. * * * Footsteps echoed along the wood-panelled corridor. Running the length of the east wing, the corridor’s walls groaned beneath the weight of valuable paintings […]
[Guest Post] Carrie Clevenger on Blog Serials
At the start of August, you might have seen me madly tweeting about the fact I finally had a paperback copy of Crooked Fang by my very good friend Carrie Clevenger. Now, I’m not one for vampires, but I’ve been rather keen on Carrie’s take since I first read the serial she ran on her […]
Photo Prompt 98
New prompt available! If you want to use the prompt, all I ask is that you include a link to this entry and a credit to me for the photograph, and that you post a link to your story in the comments box below so I can see what you’ve come up with! If you […]