The Lewises learn that Gemma has been captured by the Foundation agents and delivered to the headquarters of the Citizens Party - who are less than pleased to receive the object of their hatred realising that they too, are a...

Storm clouds gather as Gemma is woken by her father to address the House of All Faith and prevent them from attacking the fascist march. However the Foundation is moving and sends Cobra and Lynx to deliver a most unusual gift to the leaders of the Citizens Party leading to...

One of my many Cheryl and Ashley FanFics :D Hope you like it

The slightest noise could be heard – the closing of a door, the clearing of a throat and the almost incessant sound of his voice on the telephone.

Another Wednesday Challenge entry for the word Yellow

I was really pleased to win the challenge of 'Yellow' in the weekly prose and poetry challenge. I've modified it very slightly and hope you like it

A bit of daftness, an exaggeration, or maybe not....

Mitchell's world comes to an end after the tiger takes his adopted son.

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In the stifling late evening heat, freinds gather outside Tyrone Griffiths' house to reflect upon events along with Brother Andrew who gets an earful about the impact of the House and the CP on the town - then the ground trembles beneath their feet. Meanwhile, in Unit One, Aleph discusses the definition of sentience with the most sophisticated A.I. the world has ever seen, the Book...

A Spanish couple and their adopted child, in search of the child's ancestry sits on an old man's veranda. The woman (leticia) begins to recount a terrible tradegy that changed her life and that made the three became a family. Who is this old man? Why does he seem to have clues about their daughter's ancestry. And why does he demand they tell their story before he tells his? This is 70.000 words novel.

The frail and aged Slovenian villagers, Marija and Marko, enjoy a little time with their lost 'sister' and meet Gemma Lewis and Siobhan O'Grady. Overawed by Changeling, Goddess and Seer, Marko still feels moved to make a request to Siobhan unaware that from the branches of a tree overlooking Cairn Terrace a high-powered rifle is trained upon the room....

Tension mounts in the Citizens Party offices overlooking Memorial Square on the eve of their big rally / on Cithis Farm, Joe Grainger uses his land-divining talent to detect things happening under ground / the regulars of the Wihite Dragon also feel the threat of the approaching storms... setting the scene for.....

“If you have to search for clues, It might as well be with a stacked redhead.” James R. Beam 1949 * * *

Just imagine.

Carlus Seenus has always been getting himself into trouble, but now things are getting from bad to worse after he messed with someone he shouldn't have. But that hasn't happened yet. And Carlus doesn't know that yet. So everythings got to happen...

Second (middle) part of the story I posted on Monday. Mitchell tries to purge his conscience after a wartime experience by adopting an Indian orphan. But there's more tragedy to come.

Doctor Susan Ferry find out more about the Lewises than she cares to and learns that becoming a Friend of the Prophets carries a price.... The tale of the Changeling runs full circle as Tamsin is reunited with her now frail and elderly adopted brother and sister....

But Alice has mastered it. The Cleopatra Syndrome I call it ...

Back home in ayr Street, Tamsin dreams on as Gemma and her family, alsong with Doctor Susan Ferry. discuss the news only to be disturbed by both a ghost and leopard... meanwhile another, ordinary family have been torn apart by the politics of the fascist Citizens Party and the House. The two things that never mix are...

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Mitchell adopts an orphan in post-war India to purge his conscience. But death is still never far away. Part 1 of a 9000-word short story.

Tamsin remembers the last day of her stay in post-WWII Slovenia where the village rises to protect their little miracle from the violence of the Breznik clan and Edvard Meglic as Tito's secret service, the UDBA, arrive just in time to witness....

Just a bit of writing fun. I start writing and didn't stop till the end.

Just occasionally, the programme attracts such a hopeless assortment of boneheaded imbeciles that it never makes it on air. But, we have the offending tape!

The Changeling is in the hands of the secret police on the tiny island of Vrsar where dumbfounded scientists try to determine how she shape-shifts. She had almost given up hope but didn't realise how determined the villagers were to help her...

The Prime Minister, Trevor Bond, is in the Cabinet Room with the Home Secretary, Peter Unwin, one of the few people he can trust, awaiting a Cabinet Meeting. The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Nicholas, has plotted with others in the Cabinet to oust him over his refusal to rein in the Department of Security. The Prime Minister realises that he does not require a diplomatic solution here but more of an...

Tamsin finds herself at the mercy of the cruel Meglic family who are determined to make money out of her unique abilities in postwar Yugoslavia. Things look bad until an unlikely saviour appears to rescue the...

The two leading clerics of the House meet. Allbright is still recovering from the poisoning but they discuss the threat to the House unaware that a hospital is no haven when a sniper takes aim giving rise to the...

I've tried to make this a light hearted read with a touch of humour, but because I've written it, I've no idea if I have achieved that.

The Club Alabam was actually the place to be in the mid-to-late forties. It featured the biggest names in the jazz and swing world. * * *

When the lead starts flying, even the craziest yarn gets easier to swallow James R. Beam 1949

Siobhan O'grady is courted by the enemies of the House. Maeth sends one of his trusted lieutenants to buy the services of the seer but she has other plans for...

In 1953, in an obscure Slovenian valley, JaneK Tratnik betrays Tamsin by falling prey to the...

Nicki holds lingerie parties. This is the story of one such party and what happens afterwards.

Following along the lines of last week, this is the full story of Louise Lassiter.

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What happens when you find a hitherto hidden door back home.

Young Marko, humiliated by his father, is determined to prove himself and is drawn into the woods by the thought of killing the wolves threatening the village livestock. His rifle jams and the only one who can save him in the snowbound forest is the Changeling who has no choice but to reveal herself to save her adopted brother as part of the...

The story endeavours to show the strength of feeling engendered in wanting to belong.

Hannah Lewis is forced to endure a hostile press conrefence about Tamsin's return as her daughter lies in the throes of recalling her missing years. She despairs at the unending hatred directed at her family but it gets darker and more deadly still when one of the reporters becomes the unwitting host for...

We’ve all worked with or known one of these assholes. Rarely though will we see this kind of happy ending.

First tentative chapter of a novel

A foretaste of what awaits many of us.

"When a blonde ain't available... a redhead will do in a pinch" James R. Beam 1949

Written for 100 Stories for Haiti.

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First part of my future book, you will get the idea. Cornflake the Hamster tells children about his day/night. Hopefully these diarys will help children look after their pets.