Just before New Year, I had one of “those” conversations on Twitter which led to the formation of an idea, and the proposal of a challenge. Brian Knight, otherwise known as @TheNewAuthor, challenged me to write one million words by the end of 2011. For the mathematical fetishists among you, that works out at 83,334 […]
Photo Prompt 20
Twentieth prompt, ready and waiting. 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! […]
A present for Valentine’s Day
That over-hyped and tacky day dedicated to commercialism and guilt is almost upon us, but don’t fret if you’re one of the single people forced to watch others spend lavish amounts of money on horrendous presents for their witless other halves – you can have a present too, and it’s actually one you might want! […]
Friday Flash – Uncharted Territory
Sir Charles Fotheringay-Smythe stood in the study at Whittingdale House. His team fussed over the piles of crampons, sleeping rolls and surveying equipment that lay around the room. Portraits of Sir Charles’ ancestors watched the mild panic from the walls. “You there! Jones! How are the preparations coming along? We don’t have much time!” he […]
Photo Prompt 19
Nineteenth prompt, ready and waiting. 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! […]
Friday Flash – Maneater
The train pulls into the station and the doors slide open with a hiss. Just like they do every day, the bankers and businessmen crowd around the door, so the boarding passengers have to jostle for space between them. I don’t understand why people block the doors, but I’ve lived in this city for forty seven years now […]
