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 […]
Creative Writing
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 […]
Writing Habits
I was casting around for ideas of things people would like to see on this blog, and there seems to be interest in writing processes. When I came across this post by Ali Luke of Aliventures on the 7 Habits of Serious Writers, I couldn’t help but write a post about my own habits. Regularity […]
Friday Flash – The Artist
The pencil skated across the paper. Jessie liked to think she didn’t draw on the page, rather that every sheet of paper had a drawing inside it. She just needed to tease it out. That lunchtime, she worked on pulling free a knight. She gave him curly hair and a broad smile. “You will be […]
Friday Flash – The Castle
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Friday Flash – The Body Of Your Dreams
Victor stares at the screen in disbelief. The credits roll past in chunky white type as an electronic soundtrack thuds in the background. Was that it? he thinks. Did I really just waste £16 on that? He picks up the DVD case. A smiling woman with a toned stomach and gleaming teeth beams at him […]
