My protagonist in my new novel (not finished) is Sarah Masters. This is the opening draft. CHAPTER ONE IN THE DARK ‘Graham! Graham!’ ‘Sarah . . .’ His voice is weak, like his barely has any breath – I want to go to him, but it’s pitch black. I’m finding it difficult adjusting to theContinue reading “Protagonist”
Category Archives: Poems and short stories
Fizzy
Fizzy My brain in so fizzy, there’s all these little bubbles inside, popping and bursting, there’s nowhere I can hide. My brain is all fizzy, there’s all these explosions inside, booming and stomping, trying to permanently reside. My brain is all fizzy, there’s all these muddles inside, twisting and turning, a tangle of worry collides.Continue reading “Fizzy”
Moving On
Spent, her emotions were in overdrive. Asking for help was a last resort, but her only option. From waking up in the morning, to twisting and turning every night, something had to change. She couldn’t carry on like this – her days pouring over old evidence. A revolving door, with nothing but empty space inContinue reading “Moving On”
Weekend Writing Prompt
Provocative words, but Susan didn’t like confrontation. She took a step back, but they didn’t back down. Something inside her swelled to twice its size. This madness had been going on since she was eight years old. Her mum had told her to ignore the words – they didn’t mean anything. This time would beContinue reading “Weekend Writing Prompt”
Flashback Friday
Who was your favorite teacher? My favourite teachers were Mr and Mrs Bobbett. They were kind and I remember them being patient with all the students. My worst teacher, or rather the scariest was the deputy head at my secondary school. She was terrifying. I still remember being sent to her because me and myContinue reading “Flashback Friday”
In The Dark
Written in response for E.M’s Weekly Writing Prompt. I am trying to figure out an opening line to my latest project. Going to my writing group, I need to rewrite from the start, but knowing what I do now. The text prompt is I had no idea where I am going, but I knew heContinue reading “In The Dark”
Opening Chapter?
‘Graham! Graham!’ I scream out his name. The last thing I remember is being flung into the ditch after his motorbike is forced off the road. The car appearing out of nowhere, not giving him enough time to respond. Its pitch black, but my eyes adjust to the darkness. ‘Graham!’ I call out again. StillContinue reading “Opening Chapter?”
0011001
Computer code travelling across the internet like a crowd of tourists, surging towards the next data. A series of zeros and ones. Each travelling in a different direction. Where are they going? What search will it be next? Has a writer suddenly got a new idea? Whatever the question, the internet can search it all.Continue reading “0011001”
Things I Miss
Growing up in the seventies, I was used to a more simpler way of life. Back in the days when there were no computers, unless they were in a school office, no mobile phones and no internet. How did we all survive? I miss the life when we weren’t all consumed with our technical devices,Continue reading “Things I Miss”
Heart
https://emkingston.wordpress.com/author/emkingston/ prompt is apparatus. Apparatus in front of her, she was ready to do the first mechanical heart transplant. A way of saving a life, without taking a life. Her training forthright, after her grandmother’s diagnosis of heart disease at the age of fifty-five. She still had a long life ahead. With this heart, sheContinue reading “Heart”
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