There never seemed to be a time before The Grump, they said that he’d been installed at the same time as the computer systems. No one knew when the server had come to be, but someone had whispered that the IT department placated Satan with offerings. The servers were run on Windows Vista, stuck together […]
Tales From The Prom
We were given the task to write a flash fiction that was only one side of A4. I don’t want to give too much away about this one.. Hope you find it enjoyable! Many thanks to my friend and colleague who helped me with some “roadman” lingo!! I’m gonna set the record straight. Yeah, I […]
The Tale Of The Spoon Thief
I had to write a performance monologue for my college open mic session so I decided to tell the story of The Spoon Thief. As my writing blog is named for this tale I thought it was only fitting to post it here too! Tonight I want to tell you a story. No, not the […]
A Woodland Tale
So we were tasked with writing a short piece of prose which was George Orwell themed. I chose Animal Farm as my theme and tried to make a story as unapologetically political as Orwell was in his lifetime. So without further ado… here it is. September had arrived with dusky evenings, veils of dampness and […]
Unsent Letter [Hugh Wallace]
So we had to write an epistolary piece and I chose to write it from the perspective of my “sweary Scottish guy”. So warnings for swearing and general poor life choices. Well, I’ve pure f**ked up. You ken it well enough when your wee brother is greeting on your shoulder, half-eaten cheeseburger in his hand. […]
Character Introductions [Hugh Wallace]
We were asked to write brief character introductions for a couple of characters. I posted Henry Macken last week, a character from St Anne’s Square. This week I’m posting Hugh Wallace, my “sweary Scottish guy”. I’ve got another few pieces from him that I may post in coming weeks. I hope you enjoy him! Hugh […]
The Adventures of Scott and Mirror Man [Part III]
It took him less than an hour to forge his rope launcher, which consisted of a length of washing line, the base of an office chair which he convinced himself would provide a counter-weight and the aforementioned coat hanger. Google had suggested several interesting knots, in the end though he settled for the knot he’d […]
The Adventures Of Scott and Mirror Man [Part II]
On this particular day Scott had been barraged by a number of menial administration tasks; everything from emails to making sure the printer was loaded with fresh A4 paper. There was a mystery which burned into his very sense of purpose. A mystery which pervades most offices. Why, with a bin no more than 10 […]
Love Online
Just a little one-shot. Complete fluff and randomness. A look at how friendship online sometimes can become more. I don’t plan on writing more of this but I thought it was cute enough to post. It had started innocently enough. Aleksi had always been a small, he was not particularly loud and he didn’t draw […]
Titanic
So we were given the task of writing a short story about the sinking of the Titanic. As this is a very dark topic and this piece is very bleak in its tone. Warnings for serious topics, character peril, character death and all of that good stuff. The photograph I’ve used is from the dry […]