Tag: short story
Something for the Weekend: The Girl on the Bench
This short story will only be available on this platform for 7 days. A male blackbird foraged for the last of the berries on the hawthorn while his mate tugged…
Wednesday 11 February 2026: Short n sweet
I had a nice, leisurely start to the day on Tuesday. The poet was up and away early and I was able to go back to bed…until the dogs decided…
Monday 9 February 2026: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my VERY SHORT standalone SHORT STORY Valentine’s Date. The story was previously published in Twee Tales Twee and Twee Tales More, and it currently appears…
Monday 2 February 2026: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my standalone SHORT STORY Deadly Deeds in Morecambe Bay. The story, featuring Mavis Braithwaite, also appears in Words Worth Reading: Issue Six. You can buy…
Wednesday 13 August 2025: Newsletter imminent…
Yesterday seems like quite a while ago, probably because it was a busy day. Much of the day for me was taken up with writing. I even had a stunted…
Monday 4 August 2025: Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for my VERY SHORT STORY The Battle of Stubbins Bridge, Wordsworth Flash Fiction #15. In 2023, I started a writing challenge. The challenge was to write…
Wednesday 17 April 2024: Stories galore
Tuesday continued on from Monday in that I carried on doing short story planning work. I couldn’t get the dates to work out, though, and spent a lot of time…
Wednesday 19 July 2023: I wrote a fantasy thriller… of sorts
So yesterday disappeared down a dark hole. Well, not a dark hole precisely. More a study hole. Because of the time difference I’m already a day behind the rest of…
Just chillin’
The past few days have been all about chilling. I finished the editing job on Tuesday evening at about 7:30pm and it was back with the author by about 8pm,…
Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for the VERY SHORT STORY The Girl on the Bench. This is the third of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts, but it’s a brand-new story…
Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Ace of Wands. This is the first in a new series of short stories loosely based on the Tarot, though not about…
Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Spirit of the Wind. This is the second of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts and the first of the archive stories…
Publication Day!
It’s publication day today for the SHORT STORY The Most Scariest Night of the Year. This is the first of the new and rebranded Wordsworth Shorts, but it’s the first of…
