Twenty people gathered in the library of Cavill House. They sat on hard wooden chairs arranged near the fireplace, checking their watches and muttering amongst themselves. A tall wing-backed chair sat in front of the hearth, the small table beside it holding a candlestick and a glass of port. Books sat in the usually empty […]
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The Priest Hole – Friday Flash
Pete threw down the EMF meter in disgust. The needle lay at the neutral end of the scale. Six hours of staring at it, and the damn thing refused to move. He hoped he could find the receipt when he got home. Pete made another circuit of the room. His objects remained where he’d planted […]
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 […]
Friday Flash – A New Recruit
My darling Cavalier decided to dictate this week’s Friday Flash, so you can find A New Recruit over on his blog! As a side issue, the image comes from the Old Operating Theatre, an amazing little gem of a museum in Southwark, London. If you happen to find yourself in the area and you’re in […]
Friday Flash – A Gentle Nudge
Fear not, gentle readers, while this post is not a Friday Flash itself, I do have one up this week – as it stars my dashing Cavalier, it’s over on my Fowlis Westerby blog (would that make it a Westerblog?) Here it is – A Gentle Nudge. And yes, that is where I write – […]
Friday Flash – The Duel
A veil of fog hid Browning Hall from view. Disappointed tourists in brightly-coloured raincoats milled around on the lawn. They’d come early to avoid the crowds, but the English weather thwarted their plans to see the house in all its splendor with no people in the way. Brenda Whitstaff weaved in and out of the […]
