The Inaugural Sunday Story – The Dragons Mark
There was movement in the dark. Layers of sound drifted towards the old man as he pulled the furs closer around him, hunkering down further into the ditch which concealed his presence from those...
View ArticleInstant Romance
Todays Flash is inspired by photo taken in a pub in Warwick He knew he needed to impress her and quickly. Things had started so well two weeks ago when they first met at work, she had waited at his...
View ArticleSunday Story – The Dragons Mark pt 2
(Sorry for the delay internet was knocked out by the weather) He waited until he was sure they had a good advantage over him before hoisting the bundle containing his possessions onto his back. He...
View ArticleSnake Girl
This photo is actually my daughter but as it actually was a Polaroid it has not lasted brilliantly and looks like a far older picture once scanned into the computer to the point where she almost looks...
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For my friend Stuart in remembrance of his sister Patricia who passed this week As the sun sets on another day I must come to terms Accept you went away. That the remembrance of your smile Now brings...
View ArticleIn Memorium
Charlie Harris-Beard 25/06/2010 – 8/02/2013 RIP Little Man In the arms of the Goddess Sits a small and broken child. His heart heavy with sadness For the pain of those left behind. As she strokes his...
View ArticleWhat The Sleeping Hear
Today’s flash fiction is a little different in that inspiration for it did not come to me from a photo but rather from my dad being in hospital. The idea came to me what if a person overheard...
View ArticleBe
No beginning nor end, Recreation in chasms Of fire and ice, Death and rebirth Continuously merged, A thousand regenerations In a Heartbeat. From darkest depths To illuminated heights Serene silence To...
View ArticleK is for a Kiss
A kiss is just a kiss or is that really true, A kiss can be a doorway to a thousand possibilities, A kiss can be a remembrance of so many yesterdays. A kiss can bond two souls as one or tear them wide...
View ArticleW is for Witch
As you will have noticed before I missed a couple of letter namely W, X and Y so here is the W post I had started the others will be caught up before the end of this month. As we haven’t had any real...
View ArticleFlutter By
Flutter by on fragile wings Flit from bending stem To bloom upturned to sun Onwards ever moving Too short a life to sit and wait To fragile to fight against the wind Instead you drift on breezes Until...
View ArticleStories and Lists July Blog Challenge 2013 – Day 31: Write a flash fiction...
Day 31: Write a flash fiction piece involving your fictional character, your hero and your villain Matthew hoisted the camera higher, the blaze was raging despite the valiant efforts of the...
View ArticleFree Me
Free me from myself If I am my own master Am I not therefore my slave? Self flagellation of the mind and soul Inflicts wounds deeper than any blade Could penetrate, flay martyred flesh Torn by the...
View ArticlePoem In Progress
A while ago I started this poem in honour of my favourite show I decided today to dig it out, I was intending working on it before publishing it however it took me so long to locate it I decided...
View ArticleSerenity Slips Away
Serenity slips away As I remember you are gone. The mask I wear To hide the pain of your absence Cracks and falls. Crumpled corners frame your face Smiling back Frozen in a perfect moment in time....
View ArticleA to Z Challenge 2014 – E is for Empty
As you know Sunday is usually story day so in lieu of Sunday Story I decided to do a flash fiction for today’s letter, hope you enjoy it…. She stood in the centre of the room, devoid of furniture it...
View ArticleIn The Saddle
Todays Flash fiction is inspired by a photo taken in the Great Hall at Warwick Castle. He looked up as the footsteps grew louder. He anticipated the cascade of metal as it swept towards him with a...
View ArticleIn Loving Memory
For my friend Stuart in remembrance of his sister Patricia who passed this week As the sun sets on another day I must come to terms Accept you went away. That the remembrance of your smile Now brings...
View ArticleIn Memorium
Charlie Harris-Beard 25/06/2010 – 8/02/2013 RIP Little Man In the arms of the Goddess Sits a small and broken child. His heart heavy with sadness For the pain of those left behind. As she strokes his...
View ArticleSunday Story – Readers Choice
As promised next Sunday will see the beginning of a serial story on this blog each instalment will be between 500 – 1000 words and the number of instalments will depend how the story goes. Now I sat...
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