Books and Stories by Voinks the author
I’ve always loved reading, but my writing career only took off when life threw me a curved-ball, and having my first book published stopped me going stir crazy. That was some seven or eight years ago, and although by no means an expert, I thought it might be interesting to share my experiences for anyone …
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By the time you read this, I shall hopefully be lazing on a beach somewhere, cocktail in hand and totally brain dead, so it seemed a good idea to schedule something in advance. My fellow author and good friend, Paula reminded me it is the first birthday of our anthology of short stories so this …
As well as providing wonderful support to authors, book bloggers can be the source of inspiration for new stories. Some time ago, Neats Wilson of The Haphazardous Hippo blog mentioned being stranded on a desert island with just a laptop. It’s taken a while, but here’s my story; 😀 ‘Ladies and gentleman. Please listen to this important …
This week has been Dementia awareness week, so this story, continuing my theme for short stories based on song titles seemed appropriate. The Rolling Stones released a version in 1964 but this story takes rather a different track- tissues at the ready. Today was one of her good days. Underneath her frail body the beautiful …
As a change from the song titles series, this story was inspired by a fellow author from the North of England when he was wandering around London during the summer. His observation of a disused building made me think of ghosts dining free of charge at a now closed coffee shop. ‘A large coffee, please.’ …
Another of my series of stories inspired by song titles. I remember loving this when I was young, and hearing it recently on a TV advert inspired this short story. ‘You’re not going out looking like that. For God’s sake woman, you look like a tart. It’s bad enough you’re off gallivanting with your daft friends, …
Music evokes memories, which gave me the idea of writing a series of short stories inspired by song titles. This song was released in 1969 but unfortunately, seems equally appropriate today. The year is 2525. A father and child are discussing history as they eat a meal together. ‘You mean they used to eat plants?’ …
