Time to learn about one of the other sidekicks! This time Godley. Please note, I now have a Substack and short stories will be posted there from now on so if you want to keep up to date with my work, please consider following on substack. Search for Lexikon's Lair and look for the panda! … Continue reading Window Shopping
Category: humour
Mistletoe and magic (an Avalon and Albion xmas tale)
“Kaekillian, what the hell is going on?” “Oh, Rowan did mention something about the department Christmas party. I didn’t think it would be on site,” Kaekillian cringed. The corridors were full of dressed up academics waving around glasses of wine and chatting loudly over the music. “Why did you leave the artefact with her anyway?” … Continue reading Mistletoe and magic (an Avalon and Albion xmas tale)
Guard Duty – a short story
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine issue 7 Tap, tap, tap. Frederick sighed and stilled his restless foot. The chair scraped along the stone floor as he stood up and started to march around the room. It wasn’t much to look at – a circular stone wall enclosing the space, with only one door … Continue reading Guard Duty – a short story
Thurs Thread – Holding Up
Last week was week 603 of ThursThreads on Siobhan Muir's blog. It's a weekly challenge where you write max 250 including a line from a previous winner. I was lucky to be chosen as the winner this week so I decided to let you have a read of my entry. This is my third success … Continue reading Thurs Thread – Holding Up
Meet Elena Marie Ball
Next in our meet the author series is Elena Marie Ball who is currently releasing chapters FOR FREE on her website of the awesome Being Red, an inventive twist on the Red Riding Hood story. Find out about how she manages the serialised story and about her processes and inspirations in general. Find out more … Continue reading Meet Elena Marie Ball
August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Summer of Speculation may be eight months old but Shade a.k.a August Shaw has stuck with me. The brief was simple, write a scifi/fantasy story based on the theme sidekicks. It took me ages to finally hit upon it, especially when I was hellbent on making it a comedy (I still blame Goes Wrong Show … Continue reading August Shaw- Sidekicks Unite!
Knock Knock (A Tempus Rock short)
This was written in response to MidWeek Flash Challenge No. 319 the final prompt! Please head over to Miranda's blog to see the picture that inspired this short and to see her work and previous prompts. I shall be going back and using some of the older prompts but thank you to Miranda for having … Continue reading Knock Knock (A Tempus Rock short)
Interview – Kayla Hicks (author of the Backup Superheroes)
This week we've another interview for you, this week with Kayla Hicks author of the Back Superheroes and many other books. Our chat focussed on the superhero series but do check out her links at the bottom for other of her works. And to whet your appetite, here's the synopsis for Book 1 of the … Continue reading Interview – Kayla Hicks (author of the Backup Superheroes)
Counting Sand – a midweek flash short story
This was written in response to the picture prompt for week 318 of #MidWeekFlash Challenge. You can find the picture and other stories here. ‘What the hell is this?’ He stood at the top of the stairs and looked down over the balcony at me. The only light in the stairwell came in through the … Continue reading Counting Sand – a midweek flash short story
Ring ring (A Tempus Rock short)
This was written in response to the picture prompt on Week 312 of Mid Week Flash Challenge, which can be found here. The phone rang again. ‘Are you going to answer that?’ Tobias was torn between frowning at the trilling contraption and his blasé partner. In the end he decided to focus his full efforts … Continue reading Ring ring (A Tempus Rock short)
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