Writing
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A Stinging Dystopia
This short story was written in response to Esther Chilton’s “Can You Tell A Story In… 49 words” challenge, citing five words which need to be included as part of the task: Wasp, Diet, Xylophone, U-Turn and Chivalry. The year… Continue reading
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Exercising for Kicks
This short story was written in response to Esther Chilton’s prompt word of the week. This week’s word is: Exercise… Shaun’s mum was always telling him to get more exercise. Always getting on at him to get out of his room… Continue reading
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Can You Tell A Story In… 38 Words
I called into Esther Chilton’s website yesterday. Years ago I wrote a short story which was published in the Writing Competition pages of the Writer’s Forum magazine and Esther was the judge. Aside from this cementing her as my favourite… Continue reading
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Howdy!
Not sure why my hello post leads with a ‘howdy’ heading since I’m not American, nor does it align with my natural British tendency to dial down the enthusiasm, but there it is. It felt like a howdy moment. This… Continue reading



