Today, once again, I welcome Shirley Golden to my blog. Shirley’s story, Jacob Clears His Head, was one of the five winning flash-fictions in the recent #flashcomp we held at 1000words. As Shirley’s already submitted herself to a 1000words interview, I asked her if she’d like to write a guest post here instead. To my […]
You might remember that last month one of my stories – A Price Too High – won the Day 4 section of the 8 Days of Ether Contest. Part of my prize was to be interviewed by Ether about my writing, and the interview is now on their blog for all to read. If your […]
Last month, I set myself the challenge of reading the last six books on my To Be Read pile by the end of the school holidays. I got off to a bit of a slow start as the hols are always a bit manic to begin with, but once we found our groove I finally […]
Today, I welcome Jacqueline Pye to my blog. Jacqueline’s story, Honour Maid, was a winning flash-fiction in the recent #flashcomp we ran at 1000words. Writers were given one image and four days in which to write a 200-word story inspired by that image. We received 33 entries and picked our five favourites which we then […]
(This story was my entry in the July Paper Swans flash-fiction competition. It didn’t win.) It’s a hot day in July, and the air is still. From her table on the pavement outside the seafront café, Lisa watches the old man. He’s snoozing in a deckchair, cradling a book and wearing comfy sandals. Every now […]