S.P.Moss

Well, I didn’t see that coming. Thanks, Raine.
Well done to all the entrants for taking part.

Another interesting and entertaining story from the world of railways – thank you Richard.

Road to Redemption

It was the hour before dawn on Christmas morning. Robert stood under a pair of bay trees at the far end of the garden and breathed deeply, calming himself. The darkest hour it’s sometimes called, but he could see the light was coming fast now, a sliver of red showing on the eastern horizon and he knew he’d have to hurry. Sho…[Read more]

Oops, a bit late to this:

@Hilary – So glad to hear that the launch went well. Congratulations!

@Stevie – well done on your listing!

I came across this piece of writing advice by Sol Stein which appeals to me:

“….be sure you don’t stop the story while describing. You are a storyteller, not an interior decorator.”

Probably a shot across the bows of so-called literary prose. King likes to emphasize this point too, but doesn’t do it quite as succinctly.

Congratulations, Stevie!

(not sure I want to meet the bots though)

The launch was great, thanks! I enjoyed the reading – luckily I went first, so could then relax. It was great to meet some of the other writers too.
I love meeting other writers…
We need to have a Den get together… In RL, I mean.

Oh, Elle – just read your flash piece. So sad and beautiful. Congratulations.

Tomorrow is the launch of the Bath Short Story Award anthology. Excited about reading a page or so from my story, and meeting other winners and shortlisters.