Invent a character then describe her or his bathroom.** Renovation Five years. Five years was how long I was married to a man who was handsome, charming and nice to me at the start of our courtship, only to become a lazy husband because he was making an effort to woo a mistress. Five months. Is how long the affair
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—May 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story’s first word must be FIVE. Your story must include something being replaced. Your story must include the phrase A SILVER LINING. *** Renovation Five years. Five years was how long I was married to a man who was handsome, charming and nice to me
Read moreA public phone is ringing in a deserted street. You pick it up…** Junk Drawer Mission My day started on the side of the road in a deserted street with a public phone ringing. The male voice at the other end of the line, who didn’t give his name but I knew who he was anyway, didn’t greet me but
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—April 2020 short story competition was as follows: Each story had to begin on the side of a road. Each story must include the words APRON, PIGMENT, RIBBON, ICON, LEMON (notice A-P-R-I-L anyone?). Each story had to include a splash. *** Junk Drawer Mission My day started on the side of the road in
Read moreInvisible friends.** A Friendly Hello I needed fresh air, planning funerals are never easy. I decided to take a walk in the park, something I always liked to do with my mother while she was alive or with me. My mother’s body at least technically died last night, but in the middle of the 21st century it was discovered that
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—March 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a PERSON IN DISGUISE. Your story must take place in a PARK. Your story must include a MIRROR. *** A Friendly Hello I needed fresh air, planning funerals are never easy. I decided to take a walk in the park, something I
Read morePersuade the Devil you’re bad enough to be allowed into Hell.** Talking My Way In I’m dead. Not only am I dead, I’m standing outside the golden gates to Hell begging to be let in. Why do I want to be let into Hell? Honestly, the alternative is just way too boring. Pearly Gates, fluffy clouds, harp, angels, and my
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—February 2020 short story competition was as follows: Your story must include a character who’s a GUARD. Your story must include the words NARROW, GOLDEN, LEATHERY and GLOSSY. Your story’s first and last sentences must each contain just TWO WORDS. *** Talking My Way In I’m dead. Not only am I dead, I’m standing
Read moreMy Unigrad article, Be the Architect of Your Future, is an article I wrote for Unigrad, a blog about university life. My article was published on Unigrad on 12 September 2013. The Unigrad blog appears to have been taken down as it’s domain is parked, so I decided to re-publish my article on this blog.
Read moreWriting has always been a part of me. I liken it to another limb – it’s not natural for me to not write. I love getting caught up with the characters and worlds I create. Every character I create is like a family member. I know what they look like, sound like, act like, when their birthdays are and what
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