“Why did you scream like that?” I asked, my voice wobbly with a fright-giggle. Jay’s scream was loud, right in my ear, and was set off by the click of a door closing behind us. The waiting space we had been left in was a shipping container. It was cold and the bench seats hard. …
If you wanted to set your life on fire, there wasn’t a better combination. You, me and Life. You saw me and, at the same time, you were disgruntled with Life. Or bored with Life. Or perhaps you were just content with Life. But we both knew that Life was the problem. Life was the …
Alex was as spindly as a weed, all knees and elbows. He was small for a nine-year-old and looked as though he hadn’t slept properly in months. There were rings under his eyes like someone had pushed their thumbs there, hard, bruising the thin skin. But his hair was neatly combed and when he put …
Below is my submission for the Yeah Write Super Challenge #4, part 1. Over 48 hours, I wrote a story of 1,000 words or fewer combining the following two prompts: armeggedon and paving a road. I have been selected to move into the second round. The Day the Earth Swallowed Mabel was glad the end …
An old fan in the corner, blades caked in dust, is blowing on me. The fan came with the house, just like everything else. It has taken me months to adjust to living in a furnished place with only few of my belongings around me. I turn the house upside down looking for the small cheese grater or a …
I was astounded that I had made it into the final round of the Yeah Write Super Challenge. This round had the prompt “horror/western mashup”. I had a bit of tantrum to start as I read neither of those genre. I felt they both scream with the potential for cliche and stereotype. However, I …
I was thrilled to get through to round 2 of the Super Challenge. This round was a sure fire way to test my commitment to writing as I was also on a long weekend trip diving in the Bay of Islands, NZ. There was not a lot of time due to diving and socialising …
Below is my submission for the Yeah Write Super Challenge, part 1. Over 48 hours, I wrote a story of 1,000 words or fewer combining the following two prompts: trust / abandon a city. There are problems with it, which post-feedback and with a little time, I can see. Rework will be done. _________________________________________________________________ On the …
