Getting Christmassy Blogger post and Follow me short story

Getting Christmassy It's that time of year again, and I was delighted to be asked to share my Christmas thoughts as a guest on Pauline Barclay's blog: Click on the link to read the full post. Getting Christmassy blog link ........................................................................................................................................................... Follow Me I've never understood why Christmas is traditionally associated with ghost stories, but this …

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The Stone

I saw an article from a geological magazine about stones and rocks. Realising how little I knew about the subject, I did some research and was amazed at the varied uses and importance of this inanimate object. I’m just a stone- nothing important. Yet I’m used to make a wall, providing protection from the elements, the rain, …

Daft Donkey

A friend has a donkey, two horses, two dogs, various chickens and used to have a parrot.  Before Christmas she suggested I write a short story about a drunken donkey, and although it's nearer Easter here's what I came up with.  I was quite happy playing in the fields with my two horse companions, and if …

Writer’s support

Writing can be one of the loneliest professions. Even if we're not stuck away in the proverbial attic our quill pens or laptops are not the friendliest of company.  Luckily the 'family' of authors are one of the most supportive groups I've ever come across. Having been there, done that and bought the printing paper …

The Man

This story was inspired by the photograph which you may interpret as a father and his daughter out for a pleasant evening walk. It struck me as more sinister and actually sent a shiver up my spine.  At first it had been fun walking through the woods and listening to the crunch of broken branches …

House share

I came across two separate prompts for short stories I intended to write and thought it would be fun to combine them. This was the result. 😀    ‘This house is freezing.’ ‘It’s not really that bad Jack; it’s just been empty a long while. Now we’re here lets at least look round. Will you …

Love on the Rock

‘Where’s your accent from?’ ‘I’m from Malta.’ Where’s that? I’ve heard of it but not sure where it is.’ ‘Between Italy and Africa. In the middle of the Mediterranean.’ That was when I first fell in love with the man I was dancing with, and later the ‘Rock’ that was his homeland.   Our first …