Introducing Captain Farreyl. Some time ago I kept a list of single-word prompts alongside a list of characters. I would roll a die to choose one at random, then write a short scene or character study inspired by the result. The piece below is one of those scenes. What a Captain Cannot Forgive. Captain Farreyl…
Guard Captain Gideon Ecbal huddled in a doorway, clutching his cloak tight around his neck. He shivered against the biting cold. Patrolling in deep winter was never a task to be relished. Winds off the Eastern Sea tore over Westpool with malicious intent. A flurry of snow had blanketed the docks, driving him and his…
Title: UnspeakableAuthor: Graham MastertonPublished by: Head of ZeusPublication date: 25th Jan 2005Genre: ThrillerPages: 264Format: eBookSource: Kindle Unlimited Blurb/Synopsis Her daughter is the target of evil…Child welfare officer Holly Summers is deaf, but she has an amazing talent for lip-reading – a talent the police are very happy to call upon in difficult criminal investigations. Using her unique gift to help the…
Title: The PriceAuthor: Matthew BarrowPublished by: Troubador Publishing LtdPublication date: 16th Jan 2024Genre: Dystopian Science FictionPages: 170Format: eBookSource: NetGalley Blurb/Synopsis In a future England, governed by the authoritarian Party of Order and Nation, individuals are selected at random to live in enforced poverty. The policy is called ‘the Price’: in order for the majority to live well, the policy…
A while ago, I submitted a Short Story/Flash Fiction to Cold Open Stories for their Fast Fiction Contest. I am happy to report that I was a successful candidate and my story – The Blind Seer – has been published on their website as part of an anthology following the prompt; \”A Matter of Time.\”…
Title: Courting DragonsAuthor: Jeri WestersonPublished by: Severn HousePublication date: 3rd Jan 2023Genre: Historical FictionPages: 250Format: eBookSource: NetGalleySeries: A Kings Fool Affiliate Links Buy the Book – Amazon Buy the Book – Kindle Blurb/Synopsis 1529, London. Jester Will Somers enjoys an enviable position at the court of Henry VIII. As the king\’s entertainer, chief gossip-monger, spy and loyal adviser, he knows…
The relief on his weary expression was palpable. Never before in his long years had the Templar felt so relieved to cast his eyes on the hard wooden door of his chambers. The long years of service to The Light had earned Everard the reward of his own room to rest in and right now…
Love. He’d never been in it. Never wanted to suffer it. It clouded perspective and made a nuisance of itself. He’d not climbed to the heralded leader of the Soundless Sea’s inner sanctum by falling in love. And yet, when he watched Nyathena and her submissive, he couldn’t help but feel an angry stab of…