Daedalus

Oh wow, what a story @philippaeast. Suspense and pacing tight as a drum, cool and utterly unnerving. Brilliant!

Congratulations @philippaeast

This story (in its various drafts) got rejected eleven (11!!!) times before it finally found a home last month with Barren Magazine.

https://barrenmagazine.com/the-catechism-of-ms-o/

Fab work, @Elle!

SECRETS
It was closing time at the library. The best time of day as far as Charlie was concerned. At last he could spend some time alone with the books, wiping covers and aligning spines, handling the stories that could transport him to a different world. It was just a pity he had to share them with other people’s sticky fingers.

Not that the r…[Read more]

Thanks, Kate.

Ha, lovely closing lines, Libby.

Thank you, John.

Nice one, Libby.

PS The odd layout is courtesy of the Den. It’s not some artistic effort on my part, though it could be due to my failure to understand Den formatting. 🙂

Thank you all! x

Here’s the opening scene of a drama. 349 words

The scene is a contemporary kitchen. Magnets hold lists to the fridge. Children’s paintings are on the walls. MARCUS, 70, sits at the table, idle, and SAM, 40, stands at a counter, preparing food. Marcus wears his hair longer than Sam and has a brass bangle and a leather bracelet on one wrist.…[Read more]

Hi All

As many of you know I’m a nervous (and a very basic) writer. Having read many of your stories I appreciate the talent of you all!

Anyway I logged on for the first time in ages to dip my toe into the monthly comp. Thanks to Barny I’ve managed to find this thread – I’m not that good at navigating websites. I wonder if anyone else is havin…[Read more]

Fascinating as usual, Richard. A wonderful piece of story-telling.

Thanks Bella 🙂