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Submitted to Contest #63
Write about two characters going apple picking. SCRUMPING “I thought you were going to get me some apples?” Abby glared at her husband. “I am, give me a chance,” Andy tutted, “Can’t you see I’m busy?” “Put your betting slips away, and get outside, find me at least thirty cookers for my pies. And I mean now!” Andy ducked as a wooden spoon skimmed his head and thudded into the television. “And don’t forget a bag to carry them in. Unlike last time. Idiot.” “Bloody women,” he breathed as he searched for his...
Submitted to Contest #61
Write about a character who smells something familiar and is instantly taken back to the first moment they smelled it. Serve it with Floss by Colin Devonshire - colin@dark-novels.com “Hi, Mr Perkins, your father is in his room.” “Is he okay? No dramas?” “He is fine.” “Thanks, I’ll go and see him. Oh, my son is in the garden with one of your carers. Can you show him the way to his grandad’s room when he’s ready?” “Of course. Have a nice visit,” the nurse smiled and bustled down the corridor. “Hello dad, how are you feeling today?...
Submitted to Contest #10
Write a story about a character who remains resilient even when things feel like they're constantly going wrong.I Will!I’m not the oldest, I’m not the baby of the family, the third oldest, the second youngest. What does that tell you? Not much I guess.My name is Charlie Nutz, Charlie after my grandfather, and Nutz, well, we are nuts. We should have a longer surname, but my grandfather changed it, a Jewish name was not helpful at that time.We now live in north London, a foreign-sounding name is not a problem here. The other kids at ...
Submitted to Contest #9
“Good morning my dear, would you like a cup of tea?”“I could kill for a cuppa, thank you.”A croaky voice answered through bandages. The flowery quilt covered most of the escapee from a pyramid. I sniggered at the thought. I busied myself in our new kitchen, hunting for my favourite mug and its matching pink sister. Two bags of Lipton tossed accurately into the cups, proudly grinning at the unseen skill, then added the hot water. All I needed was the milk jug.“Where is it? Obviously, it is in the fridge.”Not only was the kitchen new, but...
Submitted to Contest #8
“Ni, Khun och!”“What?”My head felt like a wasp’s nest, large, noisy and thumping with activity. The man was not happy; He was pointing to the bus's door; It seemed a light year away in the distance. “Where am I?He grunted, I was none the wiser, and in no state to push this any further. Wobbling to my feet and making my way juddering to the front. There were no other passengers, no luggage.“Did I have a bag? Must have?”Turning, “Bag?”A shrug was the answer, he glared as I peered at the back seat. The reason for his unfriendly behaviour b...
Submitted to Contest #7
“That is not a word!”“Oh yes, it is!”“I bet it’s not in the dictionary?”“Have a look then.”A thick book was dragged from the shelf, skinny pages leafed through.“See it’s not there.”“You are looking in the wrong place.”“Ow is not a word!”“It is in the Thai dictionary!” Tom the younger of the twins sniggered at his brother. Tim lashed out, missed.The twins glared at each other. Only their mother could tell them apart, and she hated telling them off. “Now, now boys give it a break. Words are nothing to argue over.”“But Mum, this ...
Submitted to Contest #4
An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Hell and Noise!I came to live here in peace, what do I get?My Generation? Listen to them.I thought I had found heaven. Living on a dairy farm a full fifty miles away from the torture of New York seemed like a paradise. It was.Now what is going on? I stirred, shaken awake, the normally peaceful surroundings were now alive with action, bustle and people, trucks and tons of equipment. What is it all for? Birds no longer sang.The last couple of days were bad enough, people were moving things, big things. The noi...
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