Books and Stories by Voinks the author
Another in my 5 Random words series where I write a story incorporating words I am given. This was a suggestion by blogger Katrina Marie; Love- flowers- moonlight- cat- locket. At first when Mark jilted me on our wedding day my friends rallied round. ‘He was never good enough for you, anyway.’ ‘Plenty more fish …
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A short story inspired from when I was an archer and shot every Sunday. Fortunately there weren't many Phil's, although they did exist. 😉 Most archers were supportive of newcomers; Phil wasn’t one of them. He was the sort of person I normally tried to avoid whenever possible. His sharp tongue complained about everything, and he …
I've always loved the sea, and this original piece of artwork matched the story perfectly. The storm appeared from nowhere. One minute the elite of society were partying under the stars on the millionaire’s yacht, the next they were diving below deck for shelter from the raging torrents. Designer gowns worth a fortune were ruined …
‘Mixed feelings: When you're working at your desk in the dead of night and you suddenly hear your 4-year-old giggling in his sleep.’ This comment inspired the story, but I hope the actual event had a happier ending. Even though my own kids were grown up and living away from home, I could still remember …
I’ve always found it odd that for one third (supposedly) of our lives on this earth we are off in the land of Nod. I can understand sitting down to give our legs a rest, but our brains are always active so why do we need to sleep? Perhaps this is the answer. Another night …
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 used to be an Archer, and a friend challenged me to write a story incorporating Archery and Vampires. 😀 This was the result. I hope you like it. Vanda was hungry, very hungry. This wasn’t surprising as she hadn’t hunted for days, and even that had come close to being a disaster. Normally, as …
