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
What is fantasy? Part 1?
As soon as I wrote that title, I was drawn to the famous line of Queen. Is this the real life or is this just fantasy? And technically I feel like I could probably leave the blog post there, the line pretty much gets to the crux of the matter. I was planning on talking … Continue reading What is fantasy? Part 1?
Interlude – a short prompt story
Written in response to the prompt 'Why are you here?' on thursthreads 27/6/24 “Why are you here?” She didn’t answer. Her reflection just stared at back at her with the same sad expression. Her head dropped forward as she stared into the sink. How long could she get away with hiding in here? Would they … Continue reading Interlude – a short prompt story
Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
So WaysUnseen drew a nice little underground map and let me loose with the words. You can get maps like this as a free patreon subscriber or get even more resources from a paid tier. But this one is a nice little freebie so you guys can have it too 🙂 I've written a second … Continue reading Wilkovia’s chamber and RPG story
4 word prompt story exercise
Two posts in two days!? What madness is this?! Well, a long while ago I did a post with a whole list of twitter prompt words. Writing something around one word can be tricky, try combining multiple! But tonight I gave it another go! So if you are interested here are what the prompt words … Continue reading 4 word prompt story exercise
Fallen
This was written for week 609 of Thurs Threads hosted by Siobhan Muir. This is also a sort of sequel of the previous short, also on the blog called Falling. Find more about the other stories here. “I asked for a report from Belzia an hour ago.” Rafe raised his gaze to glower at his … Continue reading Fallen
This is not a story
I feel that the title of this post would make a rather good story title, or maybe a poem. But alas, it is purely factual in that this really isn't a story. This is a post to just allow me to ramble about writing. Or more accurately about the things that stop you from writing, … Continue reading This is not a story
Falling
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
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
Meet Terri Harrington
This week, you get to hear from Terri Harrington just a couple of days after the release of her new book The Dravenridge Covenant. She'll be telling us about her new book and her writing habits. If you want to know about Terri, find her here. Synopsis for the Dravenridge Covenant: Dr. Kyle Weber is … Continue reading Meet Terri Harrington