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 …
This story was inspired by a friend who is a real chef. He's also a vegetarian. 😀 ‘Yes, chef.’ ‘Two minutes, chef.' ‘Chef. Table 14 have been waiting nearly an hour. They say if their meals don’t arrive within the next five minutes they’re leaving.’ ‘What did they order?’ ‘One medium steak, one vegetarian risotto …
I had intended to write an Easter themed story, but ran out of time when life and minor ailments intervened. It's a slightly different post this week as, apart from trying to catch up, I’m working on revising my previously published book ‘Changes.’ It was traditionally published a few years ago, and the original cover was …
A short story followed by the answer to last week's question, and a new teaser about another of my characters. Everyone these days has a multitude of gadgets, but have you ever considered the problems they cause from an alternative point of view? It used to be easy being a ghost. We’d drift around in …
With the start of the new year, I was wondering whether to change the format of my blog. After all, who is interested in reading short stories? Perhaps my time would be better spent working on the release of my two books due for publication this year? The characters would have none of it, and …
Traditionally at this time of year it’s an opportunity to look back, and count your blessings and achievements from the previous twelve months. On a personal note, my long-standing leg injury has become more problematical, but my eye sight has been helped by a cataract operation. Next year should see the other eye sorted, so …
