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White Fire is out and I’m biting my nails. Soooo to pass the time I thought I would do a … More Q and A: White Fire – a sci fi adventure →

Hi all I visited Kate Foster’s blog and talked a bit about the mammoth journey that was White Fire and … More A guest post – White Fire: Why you should never give up →

PHOTO PROMPT © Randy Mazie   It was my shift. See, it’s not that they rise every night, just often enough … More Pay attention (Friday Fictioneers) →

Copyright – Adam Ickes   “You forgot them, didn’t you?” “Look, she’ll be right, mate. Mowing grass is—” “Dangerous in … More Listen to the Misses (Friday Fictioneers) →

Copyright –Douglas M. MacIlroy The state of my antenna was embarrassing. No matter how bad it looked, it did what … More Gone (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dawn M. Miller The rattle and the clack clack brought the memories flooding back. A baby’s cry, the … More Don’t look back (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Nick Allen Every year at the same time, she brought a new one in. “Doesn’t work. I’ve … More I dream of genie (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Zooming over the falls in the borrowed Starshiner, I admit my jaw dropped. If they … More I’ll return (Friday Fictioneers) →

  PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields My walk home took me under the bridges. Once my eyes were drawn up, … More Don’t turn around (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © J.S. Brand “Nice touch on the artefacts.” “I thought so… Looks like a human did it.” “You don’t … More Not what it seems (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Jeff Arnold   It was the cackle, growing in pitch and insanity that I will always remember. The … More Do you hear laughter? (Friday Fictioneers) →

WOW!! What a fabulous review of The Butterfly Stone   If you haven’t read it, perhaps give it a go! … More Another fabulous review: The Butterfly Stone →

PHOTO PROMPT © Jilly Funell   Stairs? More damned stairs. This human body is not easy to manipulate. My host had … More You chose poorly (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields Pressing her shoulder hard up against the brick she counted to three and poked her … More Coming in hot (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook   “What’s that?” “A shell, darling.” “What’s that?” “A fossil, dear.” A pause. Shuffling feet. … More The cat curiosity killed (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior “Why so much coffee?” I didn’t answer. It was obvious, wasn’t it? A room full of … More Dust to dust (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Do you ever wonder, if you could float up high above the ground using an umbrella … More Curiousier and curiousier (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll   No one knew how it got there. One evening it was not there, the … More A choice (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Gah Learner   I often found her standing at the window, staring at the night sky. Full moon, … More Wish upon a star (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Carla Bicomong   Flames danced, alive and desperate. Already consuming the very thing that gave it form. … More A promise made (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Yvette Prior   It was the story of one man’s life. Staring at the coffee table, I wanted … More Day in, day out (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ronda Del Boccio   Bethze crept closer, wrapping her hand around a blade of grass. Shaking her shoulders, … More Be Brave (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook   “A’right… it ain’t much to look at, but it’s me home and ya can jist … More Home is your castle (Friday Fictioneers) →

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz Squinting down from her hidden place she watched them march through town, ignoring the scent of … More Stop to smell the roses (Friday Fictioneers) →