The chill of an autumn morning holds the city in its thrall. Dead leaves drift from the sleeping trees to carpet the pavements in crisp fragments of bronze and gold. The sun burns cold in a piercing blue sky. Offices and shops bulge with scarf-clad workers, warming their shivering hands on steaming mugs of tea. […]
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Photo Prompt 11
Eleventh 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 – The Visitor
Soft white flakes float from the clear sky. They settle across cracked roofs, in blocked gutters, and between the cobblestones in the narrow lane. The door to the parish church stands ajar, and carols drift out into the cold night air. Only devoted worshippers venture abroad as most souls seek the refuge of the family […]
Photo Prompt 10
Tenth 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 – Man Flu
Franklin rolled over and groaned for the third time. He buried his face under his arm to blot out the light. He thought he’d read somewhere that photosensitivity was a sign of something incurable. Was that true, or did he just overhear it on the bus? It didn’t matter. He was sure he was dying. […]
Steampunk
I came across this post by Matthew Delman over on his steampunk blog, and having dipped a toe into the waters of the genre myself, I felt I should perhaps clarify my own position on the subject. After all, a writer should preferably know what it is that they’re writing, yes? Steampunk is one of […]
