Henri-Pierre Cailloux slowly put down his tools on the bench and sighed. The clock struck midnight. He wound up the mechanism and watched as the wooden toy flapped it's wings gently. He closed his eyes and listened to the whirring and ticking. A satisfied smile spread over his face. Everything in perfect working order. This … Continue reading THE LAST TOY MAKER IN PARIS
Dahlia Larsen hurried through the gate. Her breath froze in white clouds as she crunched through the snow. She lifted the heavy garbage skip lid and threw the black plastic bags of rubbish inside before heading back. Sorrisniva, the igloo hotel in Alta, in the north of Norway, had closed the previous week as the … Continue reading G IS FOR GATE
That evening Sand sat in his living room. The house still felt strange and empty. The lack of noise coming from the kitchen. The television hummed in the background, now uncommented on. The sense of something missing felt tangible. The silence drummed into his brain. There was a hole, a shape, a gap that had … Continue reading D IS FOR DRUM
I am taking part in the annual A to Z Challenge for the month of April. My theme, after much debate, is a simple one - inspired by my children's A to Z jigsaw, I'm planning to write a short story based on the pictured object for each letter of the alphabet. With a bit … Continue reading A TO Z CHALLENGE APRIL 2017
Mark met Bob from Accounting at the bottom of the stairs. 'Another Monday morning,' said Bob, as they began the trudge up to the office. Mark grunted in reply. Bob began every Monday with the same conversation. 'Don't you ever feel like we're hamsters in a wheel, going round and round and getting nowhere?' Bob continued. 'There … Continue reading THE WRITER’S SPIRAL
