Weird Dreams Vol 5- Eyes of the Wall

The park had been here far longer than I had. I think for all the terrible things I've seen occur in the world over TV for the past three decades, none of it had spilled over to this small corner of the city. It had been half a life-time since I last lived anywhere remotely …

Ten lateral (And five practical) tips on writing interesting dialogue

There's no doubt about the fact that dialogue can make or break a story. There have been times when my brain hasn't been working properly when reading, and I have found myself subconsciously and inadvertently drifting towards the dialogue, often it being so much more tantalising to read than the meticulous descriptions and atmosphere building. …

My family plays DnD-Chapter 1- The Test

This is a continuation of a previous story that can be found here! Just to reiterate, we are not super seriously about playing Dunegons & Dragons 'correctly'-we only want to have fun and tell the wildest stories we can, so take this story with a pinch of salt! As another boiler-plate point, this is a …

A Single singularity- Short Story

Tuesdays are the worst. I know everyone gives Mondays shit, because of a cartoon cat and the fact we’re still coming down from the weekend high, but Tuesdays are the real deal, the puppeteers behind true misery. It’s a day that feels the furthest away from either side of the weekend, a culmination of everything …

Turn like the weather-Short Story

In a very cloudy, muddled city, there was one street that was always sunny. All except one patch right at the end, where it was almost always overcast. The street was full of the rich and the elite, the so-called 'hardest workers' in the entirety of The City. They let the sun reign over the …

Weird Dreams- Death of the Forest

The woods used to be so much bigger. Hundreds of years ago, spanning from one horizon to the other, a sea of deep and dark greens that gave life to the Earth, and hid many secrets. At least, that's what his parents used to keep telling him. Now it was a small oasis in the …

The Inhibitor Check (1st place winner- Writer’s Digest 2019 Popular Fiction Competition)

The spiders legs tapped against the glass furiously, repeatedly striking against the walls of the invisible prison that held it with inscrutable wrath. Eva kept her eyes focused on it from above, a chill that spread like sheet lightning streaked across her limbs and she shivered at the sight. She had never seen the creature …

Standing on the shoulders of Gods- Short Story Challenge 21/09/2018

  STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GODS       The smoke drifted towards the night sky, and the unblinking eyes of a thousand unnamed gods watched from above, their lights shining in the indigo sheet ahead. The stone idol sat idle, a rough carving of the nameless god, who took the form of a …

We’re in something-country-Short Story challenge 20/2018

    WE'RE IN SOMETHING-COUNTRY   These country roads weren't built for such a machine. The metallic beast roared past the empty verdant fields, and the winds swept through his hair. It was a beautiful, bright day, and the sky was a great blue expanse. His Mustang '67 glistened in all it's cherry red glory. …

Fragility- Short Story Challenge 19/09/2018

  FRAGILITY   It was a long day, but they always were. The doctor grabbed his coat and turned off the light in his office. He said goodbye to Jenny, the nurse at the desk, and pushed outside in the Autumn cold. A gust of wind ran to meet him, scattering the crimson leaves, and …