“This sorry specimen came to us late last month. Her husband brought her. The poor fellow was simply beside himself with worry. He is much improved now that he is confident in the knowledge that she is in our care.” The warden gestured to the woman behind the bars. A tattered shawl hung around her […]
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Friday Flash – The Dead Calm
Today’s Fiction Friday prompt from the Write Anything website was; Use this lyric from Shore Leave to flavour your story: “Hong Kong drizzle on Cuban heels” I decided to use it to tell the story of how Captain Scarlight got his ship. For more stories about Captain Scarlight, click here. * * * The rain […]
Spoken Sunday – Not For Sale
Listen! This is Not for Sale, which was also my Friday Flash for this week, which you can read here! Apologies for the dreadful Jamaican accent…
Friday Flash – Not For Sale
Yes, Captain Scarlight and Methuselah have decided to take over my blog again. This particular flash was inspired by this week’s writing prompt by Eric J. Krause – “A strange website promises something (good fortune? Unending power? Never-ending riches?)”. No, the Captain doesn’t have Internet access, but it was still an inspirational prompt… * * […]
Friday Flash – Captain Karaoke
Here’s my attempt for this week’s Fiction Friday challenge on the Write Anything blog, also submitted to the Friday Flash collection. Prompt #169 was; The note taped to the door said: See you at Wild Notes Karaoke Bar. “Well I don’t know about you, Thusie, but I’ve had a damn good night,” said Captain Scarlight. […]
Friday Flash – A Black Night in the Churchyard
A small rock scuttled across the medieval stones. A fox looked up from his foraging near the gate. His amber eyes saw the Black Knight sitting on a low tomb. The knight kicked his feet against the faded inscription, and fiddled with his gauntlets. He cast his gaze around the lurching gravestones. He no longer […]
