A collection of flash fiction written in response to writing prompts and exercises. Much of it has an adult focus currently (although often playful). My writing for children is still tucked away on my Mac waiting to be shared with the world eventually .
Friday Flash: Gingerbread Kisses
Harold Snow wiped his hands down his apron and admired his handiwork. Twelve perfectly sculpted gingerbread women smiled up at him, their sweet scent wrapping like a blanket… Continue reading Friday Flash: Gingerbread Kisses
Weekend Writing Prompt #146: Epoch
Epoch At the edge of one I wait For doors to open, and welcome me in A pause A breath Then time hurries on With me its captive.… Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompt #146: Epoch
Friday Flash: Spilt Milk
You may think this is trivial but trust me, if you were me you too would be sobbing as hard as I am right now on the kitchen… Continue reading Friday Flash: Spilt Milk
Friday Flash: Always is a Long Time
‘Woah, now just slow down there’ a voice hollered from the next aisle seconds before a tiny child came hurtling around the corner pushing a basket on wheels.… Continue reading Friday Flash: Always is a Long Time
It Had Nothing To Do With the Dog
It had nothing to do with the dog. Yeah, it was sweet, sitting in the window of the old Bennett house as I’d waited at the bus stop.… Continue reading It Had Nothing To Do With the Dog
Friday Flash: If Only
‘Be careful what you wish for’ my mum always warned. She was a textbook pessimist, always on hand to point out the potentially bad outcome. My brother very… Continue reading Friday Flash: If Only
Urban Symphony (Friday Fictioneers)
I like to pretend I am the conductor of an orchestra, like the ones Pa took me to see when I was small. We’d sneak in at the interval… Continue reading Urban Symphony (Friday Fictioneers)
The Whispering Woods & Let Me Go – The Sirens Call – Issue 42, Dec 2018
The Whispering Woods They told me not to go in there. Into the woods where the you-know-whats lurk. Huge hulks of brown fury, all claws and teeth and… Continue reading The Whispering Woods & Let Me Go – The Sirens Call – Issue 42, Dec 2018
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