“So I’m sitting at the side of the road earlier, waiting for a bus, watching all the other poor sods caught in the rain. On the other side there’s this shop that’s closed, windows all bare, except for a big sign in black letters that says, ‘April Fools’. It’s, like, so big I can read … Continue reading The Date
Another dawn cursed the city with her light, scattering the creatures disrupted from their feasts. Dark hollows glittered with eyes as red as their celestial punisher. Screeches of rage echoed through the crumbling city, and I buried my head beneath my worn pillow. If alarm companies still existed, they could bottle this noise and make … Continue reading Consequences
I met my love today and it was like the first time all over again. She followed giggling children through winding halls of corrugated steel, their rushing feet stomping and ringing on the trampled surface so that even when lost, she quickly found them. Her face was rosy, flustered by the chase. Her eyes, bright … Continue reading Self-Reflection
Michael cried. He wailed. He sobbed. Curled in a ball of red pyjamas, he resisted Mama’s attempts to comfort him, Papa’s attempts to shout him out of it and Chloe’s attempts to just shut him up. Finally, Parker trotted over. With a tolerant huff, his sloppy lick achieved what the rest of the family could … Continue reading The Protector
"The first draft is just you telling yourself the story."- Terry Pratchett "I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shovelling sand into a box so that later I can build sandcastles."- Shannon Hale Image by Evgeni Tcherkasski from Pixabay So I did it y'all - I used all that inspiration and … Continue reading First Draft Done!
EMMA LOUISE GILL 