Category Archives: fiction

When the hammer falls from Tallis Steelyard

Reblogged from raconteur and poet extraordinaire, Tallis Steelyard: Old ‘Ordan’ was dead. It had to happen sooner or later, and in his case, he’d have said, the later the better. But now it had happened. I’d known him for a … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Glimpsed #writephoto

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken from inside one of the cells at Buckingham Gaol, now a museum. The tiny castle-like building dominates the centre of the town and has a very strange atmosphere. The cell doors were … Continue reading

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Glimpsed from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Reblogged from pensitivity101: Nora couldn’t find Tommy anywhere. Like all little brothers, Tommy was a pain. Nora was going to meet with her friends that afternoon but had got lemonned with babysitting the little brat. She rang Sally and left … Continue reading

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Be my guest: Charles Yallowitz – How to Destroy a Champion

A big thank you to Sue for hosting me and letting me do a fun book promotion for Legends of Windemere: Charms of the Feykin.  This is the 11th book of the series, but each story is self-contained enough that … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Glimpsed #writephoto

  Use the image to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 13th October and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Lights #writephoto

Use the image below to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 5th October and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that … Continue reading

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Photo prompt round-up – Beacon #writephoto

The photograph for this week’s prompt was taken beneath a northern sky. It shows one of the network of beacons that cross the UK, many erected to blaze as a trail of over 2,500 lights to welcome the Millennium, some … Continue reading

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Beacon from pensitivity101 #writephoto

Reblogged from pensitivity101:     ‘It’s a fan I tell you.’ ‘No, it’s not. It’s a crown.’ ‘Fan.’ ‘Crown.’ ‘Faaannnn.’ ‘No, Crroowwn’. ‘Fan!’ ‘Crown!!’ Charles listened to his two offspring arguing over the silhouette on the hill. It was all … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Beacon #writephoto

Use the image of the unlit beacon against the stormy sky to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 28th September and link back to this post … Continue reading

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Thursday photo prompt – Gate – #writephoto

Use the image to create a post on your own blog… poetry, prose, humour… light or dark, whatever you choose, by noon (GMT)  Wednesday 21st September and link back to this post with a pingback. Please make sure that the … Continue reading

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