"If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot."- Stephen King Image by Yuri_B from Pixabay I just finished two amazing books whilst halfway through a third. I wasn't enjoying the first, so I paused it, let it stew, and realised I … Continue reading Reading Practice
Someone had let loose a ripe one. The air was thick with it. I looked out over the chaos and sighed, then set to work searching through the bodies for the culprit. “Whose child is this one?” I called out, swinging the offender through the air by his armpits, steaming buttocks as far from my … Continue reading Ella’s Party
The winters in Central Asia are piercing and bleak, while the sweating, foetid summers bring cholera, dysentery and mosquitoes, but, in April, the air caresses softly and the scent of all the flowering trees douses this city’s throat-catching whiff of cesspits. The Kiss, by Angela Carter It is a ghost city. For all the colourful … Continue reading Journeys
“Sherbet fountains.” “Liquorice bootlaces.” “Pear drops.” “Ooh, Black Jacks.” “Candy necklaces! Yay, I love these.” “No, look, gobstoppers!” The wide-eyed children turned as one to the sudden celebrity who’d located the ultimate lolly. A scramble in the aisles became a traffic jam at the retro shelves, and the owner of the new Lucky Sweet Emporium … Continue reading Sweet Shop
Reddit icon by http://noop.nl/ Reddit, the front page of the internet. Also, a great source of inspiration for writers. My favourite community on Reddit is Writing Prompts. Though I've only contributed four times in the past two years, it's still great to browse, read other people's writing and critiques, and fuel my desire to write. … Continue reading Writing Prompts
EMMA LOUISE GILL 