Esther Chilton

fiction

  • Destruction

    I touch his face, my fingers caressing his lips, catching on a ragged ridge of chapped skin. I press my own to them, tasting the tang of tears as they cascade down my cheeks. I drink in his warmth. Or what’s left; it won’t be long before his lips mirror the hue of a bloated…

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  • Diary Of A Divorced Son Part Two

    For part one, click here. 6th September Dad came to see me today and he was on his own. He tried to act all pally, giving me a pat on the back and ruffling my hair. He shoved an ‘HMV’ bag in my hand. He winked at me and said that he knew I liked…

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  • Diary Of A Divorced Son Part One

    3rd September Mum and Dad’s divorce came through today. Mum danced round the breakfast table singing, ‘I’m gonna get that man right out of my hair.’ She looked like a witch with her hair stuck up and a grin Tony Blair would have been proud of. Then she ran up to me and kissed me…

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  • Daffodils Part Three

    For part one, please click here. For part two, please click here. I went blank after that. I couldn’t think, speak, move or function in any way. I didn’t want to either. I wanted to die too. I didn’t want to wake up and know you weren’t going to be there any more. But I…

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  • Daffodils Part Two

    For part one, please click here. But I didn’t know. You were only ten. You were looking forward to going to the big school in the autumn, to being in the school play and travelling on the Inter City up to London with me and your friend for your birthday treat. You weren’t supposed to…

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  • Daffodils – Part One

    I pick a pretty daffodil from the vase on the sideboard. But then they’re all pretty, aren’t they, Jenny? I gently stroke the soft silken surface of the flower and tears stream down my face. Daffodils were always your favourite. They were just coming into bloom on the day you were born. I was standing…

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  • Guest Blog Post

    One of my lovely Writers Bureau students, Mia Kun, has just launched her new book and I was only too happy to help her promote it. Here’s the blurb for Journey of a Butterfly to entice you: Losing a bet is one thing; losing yourself is a whole different story. Katherine Shaw’s childish fear got…

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  • Book Review: The Orphan Thief by Glynis Peters

    I first met the lovely Glynis Peters at a writer event a few years ago. We hit it off straight away and became good friends. It’s been an absolute delight to watch Glynis’ writing take off in a very big way over the past couple of years. Her first book with Harper Collins, The Secret…

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  • Another Interview

    One of my former Writers Bureau students, Alan Dale, asked if he could interview me for his new blog. I was delighted to be asked and to support Alan as he starts on his blogging journey. Here’s a short extract from the interview: Perhaps we could start by looking at a few aspects of short…

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  • Guest Blog Post – Featuring Martin Strike

    Happy Friday! Have a great weekend everyone. As it’s Friday, it’s time for my guest post. If you’d like to feature as a guest on my blog, please get in touch. I’m looking for stories and non-fiction pieces of up to 1500 words and poems of up to 40 lines. If you can also send…

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