Stories

Written for Year of Creativity Prompt: Read between the lines... I'm sure by now you’ve read in the papers about my current predicament. I'm not looking for any sympathy; just want to use this opportunity to put my case across. In all this, in all the acres of newsprint that has been dedicated to...

Dear Mum and Dad, I know that you will be a bit surprised to receive this. Ever since I set the two of you up with an email address I haven’t even sent a birthday card through the post. But I felt that for something of this importance, a letter was the way to go.…

Yup. I've got one story that I've just edited for a competition and another, for another comp, that I've just written. I would like feedback on them both. If you are able to help (and, please bear in mind that the closing date for one of the comps is the 16th, so I really need…

Written for Year of Creativity Prompt: Something familiar seen from a different perspective My Dearest Alberforth, I have no idea whether or not this will reach you. The nice gentleman from the Time Travel Tourist Agency has given me instructions, written down and has also assured me that this le...

Time for another appeal. I've written something for my creative writing class and am hoping to edit it for possible publication. Anyone interested in reading it and giving me feedback? I'll be giving it a quick polish tomorrow, so it'll probably by Monday before it gets sent out. If interested, l...

Written for Year of Creativity Prompt: New beginnings are fine, but I'm glad some things stay the same So, here I am. First night out in a new town. It was a pain having to move here for this promotion. I’m very much a homebody. Never left the place of my birth for longer than…

I'll post later about my train journey home (with pics!) and some of the stress I've had since getting back. But, for now, a cheeky request. I have a short story that I am planning to submit somewhere and it's due at the end of the month. I've already edited it once and was wondering…

Buffy movie. Without Joss Whedon. Who in their right fucking mind could possibly think that this is a good idea? Seriously, who? Will Widgets & Flash Toys

OK, so here's the thing. I've just finished a short story and would like people to read it and give me feedback. Here's the information about the story: It doesn't have a title (although there are two names I have in mind), It is a fantasy crime story (no, I'm not joking, hence wanting the…

So, here is the genesis of this entry. For a while now, I've been thinking about a handwritten entry. One where I write it on a piece of paper, scan it in and post the scan in here. Now, the problem till now has been the lack of a scanner. Which I now have. So,…