Tag: Flash Fiction
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Tea and Biscuits – a short story about the morning after
Hangovers are never fun, especially not when they roll over to the second day… I made this story available to read for free on my website early last year (where it has its permanent home). But on this day, Day 18 of my bookish Advent calendar, I’ve shared it as a series of images for…
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Picking up the Groceries – free flash fiction
This story grew from a writing exercise designed to encourage the use of all the senses in your writing and to avoid leaning too heavily on one sense or another. We had to go for a walk and take a photo then describe that scene solely from the perspective of each sense: sight, sound, touch,…
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Chicken Nuggets – free short story
Once upon an evening, in a time long, long (i.e. over 18 months) ago, I had a memorable journey home on the train after an evening out. This is a short tale loosely based on that experience, with some exaggeration here and there for the drama and the lols. Traveller beware. I made this story…
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Are You Still Watching? Brand new (very) short story
I’m kicking off my bookish advent calendar with a brand new (very) short story! At under 300 words long, it’s a light and fun story that’ll only take a minute or so to read. Scroll down to read! I wanted to capture something familiar to many of us lately: long evenings of streaming TV at home with housemates,…
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New short story: Picking up the Groceries
At only around 300 words long – a one-pager! – the story is super short and will probably only take a minute or so to read. Check it out now! But, if you’re after a little background or the survey results, read on… A writing exercise and a walk down the street This story grew…
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Short story: My New Routine
This is my latest short story, a competition entry written on the theme of ‘Lockdown’. Based on the previous year’s competition winning stories, the judges were expecting an uncompromising literary sign of the times. This story is not that. Not one bit. After a year of Covid-19, the last thing I wanted to do was…
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Short Story: The Office Affair
The Office Affair is my latest short story, a scandalous bite-sized tale which can be devoured in only a few minutes. Perhaps while you’re waiting for the bus to arrive? Or to look busy so you can avoid talking to your Uber driver? I released it to my mailing list subscribers last week, and I’m…
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Short story: Tea and Biscuits
Hangovers are never fun. But if you want to relive the tragedy right now, check out my new short story here for free. The spark for this story came when my good friend Hollie was telling the hilarious tale of one challenging morning. I’ve checked, and she doesn’t mind that I’ve taken her moment of…
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