Toby Ireland

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Aug, 2020

Stories (3)

3 Stories

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“Shadows of a ghost” by Toby Ireland

Submitted to Contest #55

We found ourselves in the Romanian - Slovakian town of Alesd in the region of Bihor in the Eastern part of Romania. 200 years after the Otommon empire killed off Romanian men, there were meadows and fields, so in 1821 when the empire had significantly weakened, they called on Slovakians and Chech people to come and work and live there in the country. So during the Austro - Hungarian empire, coming to Romania meant a much better life as everything was there for them.The rain had held off so far, on this warm, but grey Sunday morning in the mo...

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“Building sand castles for charity” by Toby Ireland

Submitted to Contest #54

‘No regrets’ spouted the words from the TV box as an advert about chocolate completed its 30 second cycle.'Again'. Ono sighed. He was sat on a small cushion meditating in the morning sun on the small terrace, when weirdly the TV had turned on by itself. New technology? He tried to ignore it as he focused on his meditation from the third floor apartment, while overlooking a grey solemn London in the year 2049.It was something about the words 'no regrets' that sent a shiver down his spine, a memory, perhaps and thought of regrets of how his li...

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“Summer time blues” by Toby Ireland

Eight year old Sera was what you would call a bit of a firey character, but definitely began the day with a shaky start. In fact, it was going to be one roller coaster of a day for little Romanian Sera. First, as soon as she was introduced to the adults who had arrived at the garden party, she uncharacteristically bent her head shyly towards the ground and then had even let the blue ice popsicle she held in her hand, melt in the hot mid afternoon sun. When everyone said hello she mumbled soft greetings in her native Romanian, 'Buna Ziua'...

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Author bio

I have had a very strong interest in writing since a young age - as a newbie living in the UK learning the language in school English lessons as a 10 year old I would write long sentences when my classmates would just write a word or two. I also love to read and my interests lie in fantasy novels, action and adventure, time travel, historical and self development books. I've been blogging on a number of different sites and have so far found more success in some than others. Happy to be using my passion for writing and degree in Journalism to better use! Hope you enjoy some of my stories; all still works in progress.