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Flash Fiction: The Problems of Renting
Hello? This is Frank. I came in yesterday to pick up the keys for flat 65. OK? I don't see why you have to look it up on the computer, it was only yesterday. I didn't speak to one of your colleagues, no, I spoke to you. I remember you. Blonde hair. You were doing your nails. I came by about 3 pm?
What I learned on my break
It's been a while, hasn't it? How are you? Are you still doing that thing with them and everything else? Oh really? Good to hear.
Lies, Dreaming
I'm delighted to feature again on the latest Lies, Dreaming podcast from the brilliant people at Poetry as Fuck. It's a small little story about lost treasure. I hope you like it, let me know what you think! Find the podcast at the link below.
Taking a Break
I'm currently in the business of moving across the country. I'm packing up my whole life into boxes. Every time I move I forget how all consuming and stressful it is. Foolishly, I thought I could carry on writing this blog whilst I was moving. Clearly, I was wrong. I've had no time to write at all. Life has got in the way.
There is No Exit: Flash Fiction
A quick flash fiction written from a prompt from Chuck Wendig once again. This time, the prompt was 'There is no exit.
Suspend the outside world for a while: Thoughts on Glastonbury Festival
Posts on this blog have been a bit scarce for the last couple of weeks, mostly because I spent a several days in a field in Somerset. I listened to music, watched comedy and saw the odd politician. [1] I was lucky enough to attend Glastonbury Festival, a cornucopia of delights that I have gone to since I was fifteen. This was my seventh time at the festival. I have been to others in the meantime, but it remains the original and the best. It is a marvellous tent town where the outside world is put on hold for a while, where the normal rules no longer apply and where art and hope rules above everything else. I thought I'd write about why it remains so special to me and many others.
The Thief of Moons: Flash Fiction
A story written from a prompt by Chuck Wendig at Terrible Minds. This week we had to pick a title, so I chose the Thief of Moons. Enjoy!
Battle of the Ages in the Election
So there's an election on Thursday. You might have heard of it. You probably have your own opinions one way or another. Maybe you don't care. But either way, you have to admit, it is kind of a big deal.
Dispatches from the Uncanny Valley
White Noise
Hi,