STORIES

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I’ve been here for years. Decades. Centuries. I’ve seen it all. Lovers, sitting in my shade. Having a picnic. Having a fight. Having sex. Families, sitting in my shade. Children, throwing pebbles into the water. Children, climbing my branches. T...

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“Isn’t this nice?” asked Chris. Kayla looked at him, disgust etched on every feature.

“Look at the stars,” Chris tried again. “Aren’t they beautiful?”
The disgusted look remained. Kayla didn’t even look up. 

“I love the forest at this time,” he sa...

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Not so much a story, but a scene I wrote a few months ago in response for a writing prompt. I'm working on my editing skills now, so I went back to it today and worked on it. Would love to hear feedback! :)

“Mom! Mooooom!!!” Lucy looked up from t...

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I was at a writing festival all day, organised by CityLit's Creative Writing department. It was amazing, but I cannot write anything right now. So I'm posting the first flash fiction I ever wrote. I hope you enjoy :)

Marla climbs up the stairs wi...

I've been following a writer's blog called Terrible Minds. It's funny, but I mostly follow it because the author, Chuck Wendig, gives some fantastic writing prompts. The latest one was this. He posted 10 randomly-generated titles, and we had to pick one and write a sto...

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I’m playing a game with Danielle Donders and Christine Hennbury. Danielle takes a picture and sends it round and Christine writes a short story about it. They invited others to play with them and of course I joined in! Go check it out...

This story is a writing exercise I did this week. The task is this: you generate 12 random words and then write them into a story. The random words are bold in this post. I would love to know what you think of it, so please feel free to leave a comment or shoot me an e...

I’m playing a game with Danielle Donders and Christine Hennbury. Danielle takes a picture and sends it round and Christine writes a short story about it. They invited others to play with them and of course I joined in! Go check it out at Danielle’s blog and join u...

Every year on Mother’s Day I go to see my mom. Going there always makes me emotional. I get waves of sadness, and sometimes anger. By the end of the day, I’m as exhausted as if I climbed a mountain. And equally short of breath.

I take an Uber from the train station. I e...

I’m playing a game with Danielle Donders and Christine Hennbury. Danielle takes a picture and sends it round and Christine writes a short story about it. They invited others to play with them and of course I joined in! Go check it out at Danielle’s blog and join u...