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Friday Flash: His Uncle’s Advice

Friday, March 25th, 2011

His hand hovered over the doorknob, the dark wooden panelling of the door sucked the light from the hallway. He could hear the creak of his uncle’s chair, the clattering of keys. Jamie’s mouth was dry. “Come in for God’s sake!” his uncle’s voice blasted through the wood. Jamie opened the door. “Uncle…” “Wait.” Jamie [...]

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Friday Flash: Control

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Her guts cramped at the sight of the Imperial Linguist entering the throne room, but on the surface, she was as serene as a frozen lake. “Speak,” she commanded, after his elaborate bow. “Her Royal Highness, Princess of the twelve suns, daughter of The Magnificent One, has spoken her first word.” Every muscle clenched in [...]

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The Great Chocolate Conspiracy Part 12

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Welcome to The Great Chocolate Conspiracy! Chocolate Digestive biscuits have disappeared from the shelves right across the eastern seaboard of the USA, and now the shortage has spread to London. Detective Chief Inspector Sam Adamson and his international team of investigators from the Metropolitan Police’s Confectionery Crimes Unit (CCU) have been tasked to solve the [...]

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Ramblings during recovery

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

It’s been so long since I’ve posted here, I have an urge to get out a duster and start polishing. It’s been a tough few weeks and between two bouts of illness back to back and my husband being away a lot over July, things have fallen apart a little bit here. I’m still recovering, [...]

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Flash Fiction From The Split Worlds: Mickey’s Marvellous Magical Marbles

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

This tale from the Split Worlds follows on from A Fair Exchange. — Mickey’s fingers twitched over the open pouch. The cherry red Ferrari gleamed in the afternoon sunshine. With only ten marbles, he had to choose wisely. He picked one out, feeling its weight in the palm of his sweaty hand. He rolled the [...]

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