Books and Stories by Voinks the author
The ability to read and write is often taken for granted, but have you ever stopped to consider what it must be like? Over the years I've know several people who for various reasons were illiterate, and it's helped me understand a little of the daily trials they face. Do you want to know which train …
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I love writing in various genres, but somehow the stories usually end up with my trademark quirky twist. This one originated from a dare to write a pure romance story; being so close to Valentine's day is seemed an appropriate date to post. Did I succeed? Read it and judge for yourself. She had the …
Hearing this old song was the inspiration for the short story. For old times’ sake I decided to pay one last visit to the small taverna where we had first met. It was when I was young and experiencing my first taste of freedom without parental control. Five girls, full of life, seduced by …
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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I'd only written the first paragraph of this story when fellow authors in a writing group read it, and insisted I made it a romance including 'The big, bad wolf,' eggnog and 'The Spirit of Christmas.' Ask and thou shall receive. 😀 It was freezing. Clad only in her pixie costume, Zoe had assumed …
For anyone not familiar with the expression, it’s a humorous way of implying that something was obtained in a dishonest or not totally above-board way. I’m not trying to pretend I was an Angel but then I wasn’t the biggest villain in the world either. When I was a kid I got up to the …
Good Friday? Nothing much good about it. Saturday is slightly more normal but then Sunday is all Easter Eggs and chocolate and family dinners. Little yellow chicks and bunnies, parades with donkeys, spring lambs, all commercialism, second only to Christmas. The only thing to be thankful for is that there are no Easter carols, but …
