Victoria Ray's Blog, page 24

Chunky Burger, 18+ (humorous absurd horror story)

Read part #1 – here PART 2   30 October. 7pm The two friends were on the way to visit Mr. WideOpenMind, to carry out the assassination. They made their way up to his front porch, reached for the door handle in the hope of picking the lock, but were caught off guard when the door opened. Mr. CruelMemories and Mr. DareToKill were left blinking owlishly up at the 6 foot 6 inches...

Chunky Burger, 18+ (humorous absurd horror story)

PART 1 Heroes: Mr. DareToKill – co-owner of Chunky Burger restaurant Mr. CruelMemories – co-owner of Chunky Burger restaurant Mrs. WetHope – cleaner and account Mr. FlashOfSexBrilliance – a rich mogul Mr. WideOpenMind – secretary of Mr. FlashOfSexBrilliance Mrs. PromiseOfLove – wife of Mr. WideOpenMind Mr. AgainstTheRules – a drug dealer Place: a small town “PerfectlySafeStop.” x x x Being the owner of a business has its rises and downfalls....

‘The Pearl Territory’, ch. 25 – Mimo

#privatejournal I always walked from the class alone, in a state of pain and confusion. My thoughts were so distracting that I could no longer bear the idea of going back to school. Each time I promised myself that this was the last time. Thirty-two, thirty-three… thirty-eight, forty steps. Windy, autumn days, dusty rags of clouds, wet leaves are dancing on the path before me. Do you see her –...

There are books so alive…

There are books so alive that you’re always afraid that while you weren’t reading, the book has gone and changed, has shifted like a river; while you went on living, it went on living too, and like a river moved on and moved away. No one has stepped twice into the same river. But did anyone ever step twice into the same book? Marina Tsvetaeva (Russian poet) A couple of words...

Book Review: “Left Waiting”, River Dixon

Foreword: This is a poetry book. I often hear the words, “I hate poetry,” “I don’t understand poetry,” “Poetry is so boring”… and yes, I agree – poetry is a very subjective art, just like paintings: some love Dali, some love Ruben. I just want to remind you about the time when you were a kid and your parents bought you a book – often short poems about animals, nature,...

Bed, book, dog, sandwich. All you need in life…

Because when I read, I don’t really read… I pop a beautiful sentence into my mouth and suck it like a fruit drop, or I sip it like a liqueur until the thought dissolves in me like alcohol, infusing brain and heart and coursing on through the veins to the root of each blood vessel. Bohumil Hrabal 1. My book ’42 Degrees of Truth: Unicorn’ (satirical poetry) is online, as ebook...

“The Pearl Territory”, ch. 24 – #dialogue

#dialogue – short version Paris. 1957. The house (living room) of Sara de LaMonter – a famous French actress. Sara de LaMonter: Have you heard the news about Marcel Klee, your art dealer? Marc Chagall: (panicking) Nooo… Valentina and I were in Florence last week, sort of a modern art conference – very odd, almost in Picasso-style, but as you can imagine, my wife loved it. We were staying quite...

Best horror books by Russian writers (19th century)

Everyone needs to experience Russian literature at some time… so why not now?

Taste life twice

Introducing two book covers for my upcoming poetry books (satire and humor). Why two? Because I’m planning to make a high speed realise…

The Essentials of Writing a Murder Mystery Novel

Written by Peter Manley #guestpost Congratulations!