This was written in response to a ThursThread challenge on Siobhan Muir's blog on 22/2/24. You need to include a line from the previous winning entry. For this challenge the line was This is where she fell. Obviously my mind goes straight to angels... “This is where she fell.” The ground was scorched in a … Continue reading Falling
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A Very Short Story – Monster
We sat in the dark, our backs to the wall. We'd all heard stories of the monster. For years, visitors to this house had been terrorised and tormented. Only one ever came back to tell the tale. And to only one did they ever tell the truth.My so called friends sat weeping, praying for morning … Continue reading A Very Short Story – Monster
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
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!
Meet Bert Edens
Next up in the meet the author series is Bert Edens who is not only here to talk about his horror writing but he's taken on the mantle of editor too and chats about how he approaches that and how it influences his own work. Bert has masterminded a charity anthology called Dismember the Coop, … Continue reading Meet Bert Edens
Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
This was written in repsonse to the picture prompts on Afterwards blog. You can find all the pictures and links to other stories here. My muse has been hiding lately so haven't gotten much done so decided to treat this as a write for ten minutes and see what happens. I wrote for thirty and … Continue reading Enemy of mine (A picture prompt story)
vssGhostShip – Here we go again
So last year, #vssGhostTales did a year's worth of prompts and I somehow ended up writing a year long narrative poem. This year the vssGhostShip set sail. Knowing how hard it was last year, I decided not to do that again. So this year I'm just doing a straight story!!! No rhyming for this girl … Continue reading vssGhostShip – Here we go again
Obsession – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards picture prompts No.4. Find the prompts and links to other stories here. I knew if I was persistent, he'd show up. I wished Henry was with me, even if it was just to rub his face in it and show him I'd been right. But he'd left. It must have … Continue reading Obsession – a picture prompt story
Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Written in response to Afterwards' prompt no. 2. See all entries and the original prompts here. ‘He’s building another.’ I closed my eyes and tried to compose myself before turning. ‘But the last one isn’t finished with yet.’ ‘He said it was burning, it was only a matter of days before it became ash and … Continue reading Alchemy – a picture prompt story
Darla – a picture prompt story
This story is written in response to the AI picture prompt on the Afterwards blog. They had come looking for me again. No matter where we went, they came looking. Even when I made my own home, they came looking. Mother said it was because they didn't understand. But I think they're scared. I think … Continue reading Darla – a picture prompt story
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