writing

  • Flash Fiction Story

    As many of you know, I love writing flash fiction. Here’s a new story for you: Escape I stop, tears streaming down my cheeks. Soft whispers caress me, building in sound slowly, the harshness of the words with them. The snap of stiff wood to my right, a yell of triumph to my left. Fingers…

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  • I hope you’ve had a good week. It’s now 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 me a…

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  • Can You Tell A Story In…

    It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know about your FRIENDS. This week, I want to know what you think about POLITICIANS . So can you tell a story in five words, using the word POLITICIANS in it somewhere? Here are your FRIENDS from last week: Ritu: Friends…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know what you thought about MASKS. This week, I want to know what you think about your FRIENDS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word FRIENDS in it somewhere? Here are your MASKS from last week:…

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  • Interview

    The lovely Marsha Ingrao interviewed me last week about the word prompt challenges I run. If you’d like to know more about how I started the challenges and how I come up with ideas, pop over to Marsha’s blog for a read. ***

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know what you thought about RULES. This week, I want to know what you think about MASKS. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word MASKS in it somewhere? Here are your RULES from last week: Kim…

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  • Another Thank You!

    A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned how overwhelmed I was at the support I’ve received from the blogging community in spreading the word about my new book. And it’s still coming! Thank you. The wonderful Robbie Cheadle kindly invited me to feature on her blog as a guest. In the post, I included an…

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  • Funny Of The Week

    And the moral of the story is not to call your cat…

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  • It’s Friday at last. I hope you’ve had a good week. 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 me a photo and a…

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  • It’s Thursday and your new five-word challenge is here. Last week, I wanted to know about your MONEY. This week, I want to know what you think about RULES. So can you tell a story in five words, using the word RULES in it somewhere? Here are your MONEY stories from last week: Kim Smyth:…

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