The Angel of Loughborough Junction (Part 1 of 9)
Alex pulled his buttonless jacket tight around him and sat down on a wooden bench. Stan adjusted his woolly hat so that it covered his ears and sat down alongside his friend. “Its cold,” said Stan....
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Below his office window a Soho street bustled with its usual mix of energy and envy. Still no sign of the supposed wunderkind. He was two hours late. Martin could wait. It heightened the...
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Vicky looked up from her Macintosh screen when she heard the door open. She put on her welcome smile. “Good morning. How can I help you?” she said to the two, identically dressed young men who stepped...
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Alex and Stan watched Martin mumble nonsense and edge towards the glasses. He flashed a glance at them. As instructed by Dubious, they did nothing. Even when Martin lanced out an arm, grabbed the...
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I shouldn’t post this. I don’t want you to find these apartments. This is my place … but sticking to a promise to myself to post about all the desks I write at whenever I travel, I can’t avoid it. The...
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When I check into my hotel in the centre of town I’m greeted by the owner Georgios, a large, middle aged man wearing an unbuttoned shirt. His torso his covered by a pelt of curly white hair. A...
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The man was walking by the lake at the edge of the village when he saw the drowning woman. There was no time to waste. He dived in and swam out towards her. He spluttered out encouragement. “Don’t...
View ArticleBurns Night Poem – Mr Grave (2013)
Mr Grave Our maths teacher is a zombie His name is Mr Grave He’s got eyes the colour of murder And nobody misbehaves. * The government employed him When the dead rose from the ground Get them off the...
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Planet of Monster Eyes. The Baleful Eye of Zenom Cried tears of fire & venom It floated in acid Remaining quite placid While brushing its teeth with a lemon. ~ The Clockwork Eye of Zuldean Had...
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ALL THE DEAD THINGS Chapter One ‘Word Cloud’ Filed under: Novels & Authors Tagged: children's writers, fantasy writing, monsters, writers
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