It is now New Year’s Day, the first day of yet another new year, albeit one with the added bonus of an extra day. Of course, if you believe the conspiracy theorists, one extra day won’t make up for losing most of the year due to catastrophe, but I tend not to subscribe to the […]
Friday Flash – A Different New Year’s Eve
My New Year themed Friday Flash can be found over at my Fowlis Westerby blog – simply click here to read A Different New Year’s Eve! In the event you’d like to read a more vintage Icy New Year flash, then New Year’s Dance, my story from last year, starring Captain Scarlight and Methuselah, can […]
National Novel Reading Month
John Wiswell has been discussing National Novel Reading Month over on his blog. January is the designated month, with the intention being that participants will finally dust over one of those classic novels they’ve had lurking on their shelves, and delve into literature the way it used to be. I suppose the definition of ‘classic’ […]
Photo Prompt 65
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 […]
Friday Flash – A Christmas Ghost in the Old West
There can’t be many things more welcoming than a roaring fire in the middle of winter. Snow lay heaped in piles outside, but we warmed ourselves in front of the small parlour’s hearth. A grandfather clock in the corner ticked away the minutes, and dull chatter floated through from the main bar of the saloon […]
Photo Prompt 64
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 […]
