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June 1, 2022
Drabble Wednesday: Dark Dreams
Another three horror drabbles to haunt you… Falling Stars A night of hushed reticence, deep and lethargic, spinning indigo into the air. I dream of stars, golden shimmers descending to ground in a shower of brilliant sparks and fiery death. I mourn them all as they scream, a shattering wail that cracks the cosmos in... Continue Reading →
May 25, 2022
Drabble Wednesday: Reaping
Today I have a trio of drabbles that tell a dark story… The Chosen Vibrant green blades of grass peeped from the first melt of snow, stirring the world from hibernation. The scent of spring was in the air and the deep shackles of winter were thrust away once more. The village rejoiced until the... Continue Reading →
May 18, 2022
Drabble Wednesday: Fate of Judgement
It’s that day and here are three more drabbles. Fate Sheds No Tears Did you ever wonder what we thought? If we spare a care for the dead, or a sigh for those who fall under preordained misfortune. We weave those lives, after all, the unhappy wretches, those destined to die violently or young. We... Continue Reading →
May 12, 2022
New Release! The Ghostly Tower
The first story in the Heyward and Andersen, Consulting Detectives series is finally published! The Ghostly Tower Meet Heyward and Andersen, consulting detectives in a paranormal London you never imagined… Elspeth Heyward has never met a puzzle she didn’t want to solve, or an adventure she didn’t relish. Taking Sherlock Homes as her benchmark, she... Continue Reading →
May 11, 2022
Drabble Wednesday: Off to the Dark Side
Drabble Wednesday returns after the poetry hiatus with three new stories of whispers and war. Enjoy. Timeworn The cool night wind stirred secrets across the desert sands, the ancient grit spinning patterns under the stars. Haunting reflections swirled in the languid air, drifting beyond any reverberations of the now. Spirits shifted within time, embracing the... Continue Reading →
May 2, 2022
Cover Reveal: The Ghostly Tower
The first short story in the Heyward and Andersen series is in the hands of the editor and the publishing goal is for the end of May. So it’s time for a cover reveal. Drum roll, please… Stayed tuned for the release announcement in the next few weeks.
April 30, 2022
Day 30 – National Poetry Month: Sharp Edges
So we come to the last day of this year’s National Poetry Month. I give you a free verse poem from the prompt Sharp Edges. Enjoy. Sharp Edges Sharp toneDeep cutinto whatis your psycheA wallop in your gutfalling, falling within a dark engulfing fuseWords bury you, a smothering debristriggering your emotional glut of anxiety ©2022... Continue Reading →
April 29, 2022
Day 29 – National Poetry Month: Hidden Midnight
Today’s poem is a triolet from the prompt, Hidden Midnight. Enjoy. Hidden Midnight Within a tick of the winding clockas the witching hour passesShadows form and devils flockwithin a tick of the winding clock,while the shapes of death stalkagainst your eternity and ashesWithin a tick of the winding clockas the witching hour passes @2022 A.... Continue Reading →
April 28, 2022
Day 28 – National Poetry Month: Collywobbles
Today is a silly day, with a free verse poem from the prompt, Collywobbles. Enjoy. Collywobbles Oh, I have the collywobblesthose flutters in my tummyMy nerves are all a jangleand feeling ever so funny Really, Rupert?I told you not to eat the fishIt smelled quite off Oh, I have the collywobblesthat sloshing in my bellySomething’s... Continue Reading →
April 27, 2022
Day 27 – National Poetry Month: Paradise in Nightmare
Today’s poem is a bit of a chant poem and a bit of a free verse poem, from the prompt Paradise in Nightmare. Enjoy. Paradise in Nightmare Live the High Lifesipping champagneGilded age of dreams,at someone else’s expenseYour paradisebuilt on nightmare Boom or Bustlet the gold flowNever mind the costto the ones you don’t seeYour... Continue Reading →
