This is the “Behind The Scenes” post for the latest story, “Underground Supporters“. If you haven’t read the original story yet, I advise you to do so as this post is more spoiler-laden than usual… First off, an apology for this instalment of “Behind The Scenes” being a day later than usual. That’s simply because […]
Walking Home
So here’s some big news! I know that when I said I was going to write a story for every week of the year, it was going to be fifty-two. Well, it looks like it’s going to be fifty-three… The Story Guide Podcast if you’re not familiar with it, is based around writing autobiographical (or […]
Underground Supporters
Max’s watch pinged, and the screen of his phone lit up. He groggily reached over and held up the phone to look at the screen. MAIL: 1m ago Government Social Media Team Dear Max, It is our sad duty to report that this month your grade has dropped one level to grade D. This is […]
Behind The Scenes: Trees Looking At Me
This is the “Behind The Scenes” post for the story “Trees Looking At Me“. Please read the original story first if you want to avoid spoilers. I had a great idea for a story last Tuesday. There was a talking tiger, it was set in 1830s India, it was kind of kooky. It was going […]
Trees Looking At Me
“The trees are looking at me again,” Kyra said, playing with her hair. “They do that, mummy, when they think you’re not looking.” “Don’t be silly,” her mother said. “If I hear you say that again, I’ll have to be cross with you. Now go and play with your dolls.” “I can’t,” she sighed, still […]
Behind The Scenes: She and Him
This is the “Behind The Scenes” post for the story “She And Him“. Please read the original story first if you want to avoid spoilers. I stumbled around looking for an idea for this week’s story until Friday night – I knew we were going out Saturday, and that was also the day of the […]
She And Him
I looked down at the chopping board. There was a cucumber half sliced, and I was holding the knife in my hand. Not that it looked like my hand. I think. “Shaun?” someone behind me said. “Are you all right? Did you get an electric shock off that?” I turned round. She was a middle-aged, […]
Behind The Scenes: Road To Back Home
This is the “Behind The Scenes” post for the story “Road To Back Home“. Please read that first if you want to avoid spoilers… Yet again, the curse of not being able to think of an idea for a story struck again, and yet again my backlog of ideas bailed me out. This one has […]
Road To Back Home
“Has everyone got everything?” Victoria asked. “Yes mum,” Beverly groaned. “Kevin, have you got your iPod?” she asked the boy coming down the stairs. Kevin, holding his passport between his teeth, just nodded. “Frank?” she shouted in the general direction of the kitchen. “I’m coming,” came a yell from upstairs. “I’m just changing the ink […]
Behind The Scenes: The Quick Brown Fox
This is the “Behind The Scenes” post for the most recent story, “The Quick Brown Fox“. I have to say, I quite enjoyed writing this one, despite spending three or four hours staring into space trying desperately to work out how to end it. In the end, I went with the idea of them smuggling […]