Tag Archives: #flashfiction
Orford: keeping the wild man #atozchallenge
I’ve shifted to the east coast and Orford Ness, which is a spit of land mainly made up of shingle. As well as hosting a lighthouse, there’s a castle. The castle has a distinct design – three rectangular towers triangulating a circular keep – and was built by Henry II in 1173. The castle is […]
Jousting #atozchallenge
I’ve picked something a little different for J. Not a castle itself, but something associated with castles of the medieval period – Jousts. You might have seen the movie The Knight’s Tale, starring the late Heath Ledger, and the modern retelling of the chivalrous world of jousts and Chaucer. The backdrop of the tiltyard, the […]
Mill on the castle #atozchallenge
One of my favourite castles is Bamburgh, the subject of my letter B. Not far up the coast from my letter A, Alnwick, this castle sits on the beach and provides a spectacular view. While children construct castles using the golden sand, Bamburgh castle has stood undaunted by time and bombardment. Now a private home, […]
Battle weary
Welcome to Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields and a chance for bloggers to share flash fiction tales. This picture conjured up some closer to home memories. My dad keeps a toilet on the patio. Mum groaned the day it arrived. She encouraged other plants to grow up around it, hoping they might crush the […]
All gone for now
It could have been the sun, or the tops of the buildings, but I chose the foreground. Hope you enjoy my 100 word flash fiction challenge brought to you by Rochelle. The bin man collected the rubbish today. He took away the crushed cans And water bottles, The sweet wrappers, Bottle tops and half-eaten […]
Open waters
Time flies and I forget to keep up. Here’s a little flash fiction and the photo prompt comes from Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers. Amanda hated frogs. Tiptoeing around the edge, she squished her toes back inside her sandals. How to tell Finlay? “Could we…” He shoved his hands in his pockets. “I’m sorry. This isn’t […]
Product team meeting
Hello to Friday Fictioneers! Today’s picture prompt started a chain of thoughts. I used to work, years ago, for a humongous consumer products company… “Look at this photograph. Tell me what you see?” Not the view. We’re not here for that. “Pumps. Gels. Liquids” “So why are we still making bars of soap?” Think […]
Minimalist
Been absent for far too long, so to break back into things, I’m jumping into Friday Fictioneers. This week’s photo prompt and my 100 word tale. “Well, what do you think?” He eyed it, stood over it, but didn’t touch it. “It’s stripy.” “Yeah, I thought it would spice up your office.” A colourless shell […]
Messages
I’ve always wanted to find one, but never have… “Where did you get those, Grandpa?” He started to count them. “Washed up on the beach.” Grandpa sighed deeply, his craggy face sagging with memories. “Why keep them?” He’d reached thirty-two. “These were the ones with messages.” Paul’s widening eyes reflected in the curvature of the […]
Tiny window
Welcome to a little (98 words) of flash fiction hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields on Friday Fictioneers. “There?” The tiny window was perched on the roofline. He stuffed his hands in his pockets and shrugged. “It’s in a good part of the city.” “It’s titchy. Just one window?” Another apologetic shuffle of his feet. “I gave […]
The Quiet Writer 