Stories
Seeking the sun
25/01/2015 09:04
Sunlight was a rare commodity in the Alexandria Slums. There were some people who spent their entire lives without seeing it. Of course, they were particularly unfortunate; most Slummers managed to get out to the Barrens at least once a week to feel the sun on their skin, to breath free air, to...
Will you marry me?
13/01/2015 07:38
“Sally Hunter... will you marry me?”
“Yes, yes, yes! Of course I will!!!”
Sally's new fiance slipped the ring he was holding onto her finger and she gazed at it, enraptured. “It's beautiful. I'll never take it off! I'm going to call my parents!”
She pressed a button on the side of her watch and a...
A deal with a genie
04/01/2015 21:38
This story is the response to another prompt at Blackship Books. If you like it, drop me an email!
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When Benny was six, he made a deal with a genie. During the next twenty years, he sometimes wondered if the incident had really happened, or if it was just the...
New Year on the Moon
30/12/2014 16:33
Another story created in response to a prompt from Blackship Books. I've done some actual research for this one, on time zones and Mandarin Chinese - I hope that you're impressed!
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The first problem that the...
The Spirit of Christmas Presents
18/12/2014 07:31
This story was written in response to the latest Flash Tales prompt at Blackship Books. Hope you enjoy!
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It was the Saturday before Christmas and Jocelyn was beginning to panic....