Category: writing
Things we should never take for granted
The other day I was thinking about our basic human rights (as you do) and I thought it would be interesting to see how many things we take for granted in the UK. So I compiled my list – you may have your own personal things to add to it. I have not included anything that I do not consider to be a basic … Read More Things we should never take for granted
Poetically retentive
With mathematical precision I count every beat From beginning to end of each line They must be concise and perfect and true And every so often must rhyme No freedom of verse or lyrical waxing No skipping a meter or two Iambic, trochaic or even dactylic I just can’t get away from this view So give me the sound of a heroic couplet At … Read More Poetically retentive
+ dark humour, fairies, fiction, Ghost story, literature, metafiction, Publishing, story within a story, writing
An Irrational Fear of Dogs and other short stories for Kindle
“An Irrational Fear of Dogs” is a collection of short stories that is sometimes funny, sometimes dark, always entertaining: An Irrational Fear of Dogs The dog was staring at her with small red eyes, its slavering jaws ready to clamp around her small thin arm.The children are coming, the children are coming, look out, look out! Phoebe felt safe here in the bushes for … Read More An Irrational Fear of Dogs and other short stories for Kindle
Childhood dreaming
I wished I was a Persian cat With long grey fur and amber eyes I wished I was a greyhound dog Fast and sleek with coat that shines I wished I was a jungle lion Smart and fierce and roaming wild I could have been all three of these If I had been a different child But I was timid as a mouse Who … Read More Childhood dreaming
Believing in Fairies
In a world where for some people reality is too painful to bear and dreams are as fragile as eggshells, Mia was happy to float between the two. Her world was one of waking dreams. ‘I dream with my eyes open’, she said to the doctor, who was rapidly making notes and tutting a great deal. ‘I walk with fairy folk and elves and … Read More Believing in Fairies
Saving the roses – a sestina for the environment
If the world ends life will hang in the balance Ended by ignorance, famine and greed, To return to love is like climbing a mountain Pricking ones fingers and hands on roses In the dark, your path lit only by a lantern, I can help you, I am music, listen. I woke up this morning and began to listen To the music of the … Read More Saving the roses – a sestina for the environment
Extract from The Sweet Smell of Lilies
The following is an extract from a short story called The Sweet Smell of Lilies. Phoebe is fanciful teenage with a very over-active imagination. She sees murder and intrigue wherever she goes, even in the most innocent situations. But nothing is as strange as the eventual outcome of the story. The story is written from the POV of Phoebe herself, using her voice. But … Read More Extract from The Sweet Smell of Lilies
Extract from A Ghost Story
This is a short passage from my work in progress. It’s a ghost story which is split into the present and extracts from a part written novel. The writer died at the same time as the main protagonist, Emily, was born. This is taken from the novel which Emily is reading from an old manuscript given to her earlier. The child also called Emily … Read More Extract from A Ghost Story
The Indulgence
This is for the next Storycraft flash fiction challenge. Tell a story in 300-500 words of dialogue. Tags and action description are okay, but no exposition! The Indulgence ‘How long have you been dead?’ asked the angel, not even looking up once at the pretty young woman sitting across the desk in front of him. ‘About 30 years,’ she replied. ‘I am not sure. … Read More The Indulgence
+ folklore, literature, poetry, sonnet, writing
Outlandish Tales of Folklore
Apologies for having posted the first three before, albeit ages ago, but I wanted to keep them altogether somewhere. A sonnet is a 14 line lyrical poem traditionally written about beauty, unrequited love, romance, faith, death etc. Contemporary sonnets use modern language but the subject matter is often the same or similar. These attempt to break the mould, hopefully. As they are a sequence, … Read More Outlandish Tales of Folklore
A Christmas Haiku
What will happen when Christmas ends. Will the New Year Be any better?
Running out of Haikus
I’ve been posting my Haikus on http://www.TwiHaiku.com. Trouble is I’ve posted them all so I’ve run out. What to do next? I guess I’ll have to write some more. Maybe I’ll write a Haiku about running out of Haikus. No more haikus Whatever happened to all the Haikus They watched their time burn No more Haikus any more With thanks to The Stranglers
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