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Jan 31, 2023

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...

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Jan 30, 2023

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...

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Jan 26, 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...

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Jan 24, 2023

The inheritance

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

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Jan 22, 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...

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Jan 17, 2023

The condition

Stan Brown was found wandering in the streets as a two-year-old child. He was taken in and raised by the Browns as one of their own. In...

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Jan 15, 2023

Derek R King Interview

Thanks, Lily, for inviting me to be part of your guest author feature. When and how did you start writing? I've been writing since my...

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Jan 14, 2023

Strathmore House

Betty loved her childhood home on Ancona Street. The property was built as a home for the Earl of Strathmore. His earldom had come by...

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Jan 13, 2023

The Kingdom of Juanville

More and more people were refusing to obey the laws of the land. Of course, knowing what they were might have helped that. King Juan was...

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Jan 12, 2023

The legend of Brinkley well.

There was a legend about the well in the garden. Mrs Storey, aptly named as she always had one, told me in the Post Office queue. ‘You...

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