Lily Lawson | Lily's Writing Life

Minor Theft

Patty was known for stealing from her friends. Chocolate and sweets would regularly disappear. If they put money down they never saw it...

Things are not always as they seem.

Marcia tapped Jamie on the shoulder. ‘You might want to see these.’ She handed him an envelope. Jamie opened the envelope. ‘When were you...

The Fast Lane

‘Why you driving so fast?’ ‘We’re being followed.’ ‘Gray?’ ‘No, Layla.’ ‘Layla? That woman I worked with?’ ‘There’s something I should...

Keep on running.

She opened her handbag and tipped the contents onto the floor. Jamie paced the room. ‘Have you got the car keys? We have to keep moving....

The Runaways

Outside the cabin, the wind howled through the trees, while inside, the old woman's fire was nearly out. There was a knock at the door....

No 26 Brick Lane

The old house, with its wildly overgrown garden, was silent, secretive. No-one knew the full story of what went on there. She’d gone and...

‘Where did Jamie go?’

‘Where did Jamie go?’ Who’s Jamie?’ Layla continued to clear the tables. ‘The Chef, you must remember’. ‘There’s been so many, they float...

The inheritance

As he flicked through the letters, a small, handwritten envelope caught his attention. His heart began to thump... The familiar scrawl...

After a fashion

In the 1960’s Ivy and Alan bought a shop on the Kings Road to sell second hand clothes and whatever else took their fancy. ‘After a...

Tell your story

I originally wrote this blog post for R E Loten's blog last year. I have edited it slightly. The question came up in a Facebook group...