This weeks randomly generated theme is: A beach is the location, insecurity is the theme. A mobile phone is an object that plays a part in the story. Ok, so here goes: Whoever thought walks on the beach were romantic clearly went to the gym more than me. I’m pretending to look for a spot, … More Flash Fridays – March 29th
I’ll start with a confession, I have always been a huge fan of Tomb Raider. I played through the original on the Sega Saturn in 1996 (just typing that makes me feel old!) and really loved the sense of freedom and adventure. I was also 16 at the time, so I loved the fact that … More My thoughts on…Tomb Raider (2013)
I wanted to share the first chapter of Getting Lucky as a sample, to allow you to see if you like the writing style. If you do you can find it on Kobo and Kindle or download a PDF copy here. Chapter 1: Lady Luck I hate people. I don’t mean certain people in particular, … More Getting Lucky – Chapter 1
This weeks randomly generated theme is: The mother in laws house is the location, hatred is the theme. A hat is an object that plays a part in the story. Ok, so here goes: “She is doing this to annoy me!” My soon to be husband shakes his head vehemently, “Of course she isn’t, she … More Flash Fridays – March 22nd
Have you ever bought a product for a particular functionality only to find you end up using it differently to how you expected? That is the exact experience I have had with my Nest – the networked, hockey puck sized thermostat which I have now had for just shy of 2 months. I never really … More 2 months with Nest
This weeks randomly generated theme is: A lift is the location, blood is thicker than water is the theme. An umbrella is an object that plays a part in the story. Ok, so here goes: As I wait for the lift I silently pray she won’t be in it. I watch the LED number descend … More Flash Fridays – March 15th
Choosing a name for a story is a lot like picking a name for any other living entity. When we decided to get our first puppy 12 months ago we spent several weeks trying to pick out a name for him from an ever growing list of suggestions. Even when we went to pick him … More A story by any other name…
This week I am going to revisit my attempt last week. After re-reading it I felt like there was a better way to convey the story that I was trying to tell, so I am going to have another crack at it. As a reminder the theme I got last week was: A bus stop … More Flash Fridays – March 8th
Only a few short years ago I didn’t drink coffee at all. As a native Brit I was a tea man all the way. How times have changed! When I started working in an office I realised that my colleagues were taking a 15 minute break every day to walk a few blocks down to … More The history of my coffee addiction
As a reminder every Friday I am going to write a flash fiction using a randomly generated theme. This week I got: A bus stop is the location, fear is the theme. A necklace is an object that plays a part in the story. Here’s what I came up with: Sophie cursed as the bus … More Flash Fridays – March 1st
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