Edward stood in the shadows inside the door. His new classmates ran around the yard. They played in small groups, chasing hoops and tossing balls. He watched, too nervous to approach. Morning classes provided few opportunities to make friends, but the full yard was too daunting. “Well, well, well! What do we have ‘ere?” Edward […]
Creative Writing
How to work on your writing when not writing
I came across this post over on Duolit about how to turn your summer reading into summer inspiration, and a lot of it makes sense. Writers sometimes stress about not writing enough – we seem to forget that if we write with the kind of zealous enthusiasm that we think we should, then sooner or […]
New Vertigo City mini serial starts today
I’ve started my brand new mini serial over on my Vertigo City blog. The three part serial, The Prize, features Liss Hunt at the age of 16, along with a mysterious visitor to Vertigo. Part 1 is here. If you want to catch up, you can still buy The First Tale for just 99c from […]
Friday Flash – Angels of the Junkyard
Image by John Uhri, edits by me It’s been a while since I brought you any Tales from Vertigo City, and I’ve been rather feeling like I’ve been neglecting my steampunk metropolis. Indeed, the last story I posted over there was my Friday flash, Festive Felicitations, back on Christmas Eve 2010! I do have a […]
Friday Flash – Evolution
This story has been taken down as it is now out for submission!
Friday Flash – House Hunting
Image by Aunt Owwee “Is this the right street?” asked Libby Dreiberg. “Latimer Lane? Yep, this is the one,” replied Eddie Vasquez. He looked between his Google maps print out and the quiet street in front of them. Picture postcard houses lined the street, set back from the road behind neat lawns and clipped privet […]
