I was having a look through my Dropbox files today and realised I have a small cache of short stories, both finished and unfinished. Instead of letting them gather cyber-dust I thought I'd share some of them with you. I hope you enjoy them.
Tag: Writing
An open letter to the publishing industry
An open letter to The Publishing Industry (namely literary agents and publishers...) If you're in the publishing industry and reading this, then thank you. I know how busy you are, so I'll try and be brief. (If you're another disillusioned writer: chin up, friend - you're not alone.) I'm guessing you got into this industry … Continue reading An open letter to the publishing industry
Daytrip
Lily was unsure of her father’s idea to go all the way to the seaside by motorbike. She had never ridden with him without her mother also present. Back in Colombo she had felt secure on the bike, snug between them, protected from the dangers that surrounded. But that was a long time ago; now she would be exposed. She could tell from her mother’s expression, as she waved goodbye, that she was worried too.
So, what do you do?
I enjoy a good quiz show as much as the next person (probably a bit more than them), but only if there was a threat to life* would you find me on one as a contestant. For one thing, there would be the horror of my enlarged HD face appearing on 42" television screens across the land, then there's the likely humiliation of me doing a giant blankface at the easiest of questions (worse would be answering confidently but being oh-so-wrong) - but the major deterrent right now is the fear of being publicly asked: 'So, what do you do?'
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