Books and Stories by Voinks the author
Congratulations to all the runners in today's London Marathon. Typical English weather, after suffering from freezing temperatures for weeks the sun has been blazing down. Great for the tourists but hard work for those trying to put one foot in front of the other. If you're determined enough you'll find the strength, which is the …
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Continuing the story of Joseph and Sebastian. Warning. This does contain some swearing, and sexual content. If you missed Part 1 you will find it on my post of the 8th October Fate must have been on my side. A few days later Joseph phoned me but for once it didn’t involve Sebastian; at least …
I was reminded of this great record from the 70s recently, which was the inspiration for today's short story. I had finally fled from an abusive relationship, and against my better judgement allowed some friends to drag me off to a New Year’s Eve party at a hotel. My self-confidence was at rock bottom and …
I wrote this story following a prompt relating to bullying. It didn't turn out as I expected, but then my stories seldom do. 😀 In common with women the world over I thought I could change him when he became abusive. When we first met he was charming, and I couldn’t believe my luck when …
This is the continuation of the story of a worthless girl who can do nothing right-or is it? You decide. I published the first part last Thursday. Please make sure you read that first. He wanted me to get rid of it but my religion didn’t believe in abortion. I didn’t know how I was going …
It's a slow, slippery slope and once you're on the downward trail not so easy to climb back up. To those who can relate to this story I wish you strength and hope. Although I knew he was right the bruises made it difficult to lift my arm, and I could barely see out of …
A fellow writer posted a short piece about a five year old being bullied because of her ugly Dollie. It inspired me to write this follow up. Without friends to play with I concentrated on paying attention to my lessons, and spent most of my spare time in the library. This made me even more …
