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G is for The Grand - Goodnight by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 7 #AtoZChallenge

G is for The GrandGood morning, sorry this wasn't posted earlier, I'm still running a little behind, but only hours now, not days :). Welcome to day 7 of the AtoZChallenge and my flash fiction ghost story for the letter G.

Today's ghost story is inspired by tales from The Grand Hotel, Folkstone. This is a grand old building and has several ghostly tales associated with it, but I chose to use a very recent one where one reviewer on TripAdvisor wrote:

"I swear on my life, someone was in the other...

F is for Ferry House Inn - Fiend by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 6 #AtoZChallenge

F is for Ferry House InnSorry for this being a day late, let's just say I have not had the best weekend. Hope you are all well and welcome to my flash fiction ghost story for the letter F.

Today's story is inspired by The Ferry House Inn on the Isle of Sheppey, or at least their ghost. I don't know the layout of the inn or exactly how it operates, so most of this is purely made up, but their ghost is said to be that of a man who drowned in the estuary. Staff at the inn say they feel as if they...

E is for Eastchurch - Encounter by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 5 #AtoZChallenge

E is for EastchurchWelcome to my blog and Day 5 of the AtoZChallenge for 2019. I have another short fic for you today to go with my theme of flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local hauntings in Kent. You can also find recordings of all the stories on my Patreon - some posted publicly, some for patrons only.

I have what I hope is an amusing little tale for you today inspired by a ghost sighting in Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey. Apparently one night a couple in a car came across a woma...

D is for Dockyards - Dead of Night by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 4 #AtoZChallenge

D is for DockyardsGreetings, I hope everyone is well. Welcome to day 4 of 2019's AtoZChallenge. This year I am writing flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local hauntings in Kent, UK. Some are scary, some are amusing, some are poignant, but all are a little bit spooky! I'm also recording them and putting the sound files on my Patreon blog - some public, some patrons only - so do check them out.

Today's inspiration is the Chatham Historic Dockyards - which, these days are a museum as well a...

C is for Cathedral - Close Call by Natasha Duncan-Drake Day 3 #AtoZChallenge

C is for CathedralHello and welcome to day 3 of the AtoZChallenge. My theme this year is ghost stories, specifically, flash fiction ghost stories inspired by real life haunting from my neck of the woods in Kent, UK. Every day there will be a new spooky fic on this blog and a dramatic reading of the story on my Patreon.

Today's fic is inspired by Canterbury Cathedral and the haunting of the Dark Passage, which joins the Cathedral grounds to those of the Kings School. This arched stone walkway i...

B is for Battlements - Boy Meets ... Something by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 2 #AtoZChallenge

B is for BattlementsWelcome to day 2 of my AtoZChallenge 2019. This year my theme is flash fiction ghost stories inspired by local real life hauntings from Kent, UK, which is where I live. There are many, many haunted places around and I have chosen a few interesting one to feed my imagination and come up with ghost stories.

Today's haunted place are the Battlements of Dover Castle. Now these are supposedly very haunted with strange goings on like doors opening and closing by themselves, disem...

A is for The Abbott's Fireside - Apparition by Natasha Duncan-Drake - Day 1 #AtoZChallenge

A is for The Abbott's FiresideGreetings and welcome to the #AtoZChallenge for 2019 on Tasha's Thinkings. My theme this year is Ghost Stories. Every day I will be writing a flash fic ghost story inspired by local hauntings from my area of Kent, UK. I'm also posting dramatic readings of the stories to my Patreon (some publicly, some for patrons) so see the end for details.

For those not in the know, the AtoZChallenge happens every April and this year is it's 10th anniversary. Bloggers from all o...

#AtoZChallenge 2019 - Late Theme Reveal

#AtoZChallenge 2019 - Late Theme RevealI seem to be totally disorganised for this year's AtoZ challenge, which is a shame because it's the 10th anniversary! I only decided on my theme very late and completely missed the theme reveal blog hop, but I do have one now and I will be taking part.
My theme this year is Ghost Stories, specifically, short ghost stories written by me inspired by places in Kent (where I live) that are haunted.
Every day (I hope ;)) I will be posting a flashfic ghost story...

Vitalis by Natasha Duncan-Drake #FreeFictionFriday

Free Fiction Friday for March 2019
Welcome to Free Fiction Friday for March 2019. Every month at Wittegen Press we give our subscribers a free short story written by one of our authors (that would be me of my twin Sophie :)).

Our newsletter is really easy to join and we are very strict on our no spam rule and the privacy of our members. Just fill in the form on our Landing Page at Mailchimp and the links to this month’s story files will be in the welcome email.


Vitalis – by Natasha Duncan-D...

Recipe: Roasted Veg, Nuts and Rice - #Vegan and #GlutenFree

Roasted Veg, Nuts and RiceSo while we were a Disneyland Paris, there was a distinct lack of vegetables in our diet, so this week, Rob and I have decided to pack in  as many veggies as possible. We're not eating totally vegetarian, but this dish turned out to be vegan and gluten free, as well as filling and delicious. It's is also super easy.

Serves 2 hungry people
Prep: 15 mins, Cooking time: 45 mins
Ingredients2 large parsnips (Morrisons Wonky parsnips are great for this)1 medium courgette...