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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....
Jan 28, 2023


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....
Jan 27, 2023


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...
Jan 26, 2023


‘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...
Jan 25, 2023


The inheritance
As he flicked through the letters, a small, handwritten envelope caught his attention. His heart began to thump... The familiar scrawl...
Jan 24, 2023


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...
Jan 23, 2023


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...
Jan 22, 2023


Adam and Eve
She hadn't meant to scare the child; she didn’t know he was there. The barn was dark. She was hiding from The Master, he had a temper on...
Jan 21, 2023


Monday
As I entered Professor Althorp’s home the reek of pipe tobacco took me back to my childhood. My grandfather was also a professor, a...
Jan 20, 2023


The 27
She was going back to a place she'd hoped she would never see again. Her imprisonment lasted five years. Every woman who protested about...
Jan 19, 2023
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