Lily Lawson | Lily's Writing Life 5/13

Picture prompt – A ship at sea, a boy and a fish on the sand

The ship pitched and rolled. The sails billowed. ‘Get me some grog boy.’ The first mate hollered into the storm. A big wave sent the ship...

The door slowly opened

Freda slammed it shut. When it took the huff at the roughness and did it again, she checked there was nothing in the way and gave it a...

Louise hated it when people said she was just a librarian.

Louise hated it when people said she was just a librarian. Did they not understand what she did? Or how hard she had to work to get here?...

One small child

The shed was always thought to be creepy. Coming down Conway Hill meant either going into town or into the woods. There was a path that...

Lovers not fighters

‘What are you doing? Are you mad?’ ‘It’s a butter knife not a deadly weapon.’ ‘Will the Italian police see it that way? “Woman on Gondola...

Conway Hill

The little boy's idea of heaven was sitting on Conway Hill watching the life unfold in all directions before him. It was a long time...

Three little words

Ethan met a man who told him that he had already met the love of his life. Being nine at the time, Ethan thought it unlikely. The...

Just between us

Where was Ethan? This meeting in secret locations so people didn’t know they were together had its downsides. Todays being waiting for...

Playing the game

He opened the door to find her standing there, crying. ‘What’s happened?’ Faye’s small dark head looked at her father. ‘Ethan.’ ‘Again?...

The things we do for love

‘Okay you got your stuff back can I go now?’ Aaron made for the door. James got hold of his arm. ‘Can you sell it legit?’ Aaron rolled...