Tag: Writing
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NaBloPoMoNaNoWriMo
I was debating whether to join up for NaNoWriMo this month, as a way of kick-starting my book that I keep promising to write. Part of me was geared up for the challenge, but the other two parts were more than dubious about the whole thing. Not the challenge itself – it seems a good…
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There will be no need for garlic
I’ve just managed to get out of my car. The courtyard outside is flooded. The rain and the wind seem to have reached monsoon levels. Well, maybe not, but that’s how they appear. After I paddled across the courtyard to reach the front door, trying my best not to get wet by doing my best…
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Shiver Me Timbers
“Ahoy me hearties!” bellowed the actor on the deck of the Sulphur Sark. Holding a steel blade aloft he started to swing it around in a figure of eight fashion. He was alone, and knew he wouldn’t cause any damage if he came on board to rehearse. “Shiver me timbers!” he continued, although now he…
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Hell, Help or Hello.
The moment I moved in I could tell there was something different about the house. I’d hear doors open or close from the other end of the house when there was only me there, or floorboards would creak in the rooms above. That was particularly unsettling when I was up in the loft. Water could…
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The First
It’s heavy being a werewolf. Heavy and hard. They trudge around, loitering in shadows, sniffing out unsuspecting passers-by to pounce and chomp upon in a heartbeat. They howl upwardly at the Full Moon, like a crazed banshee who’s just spotted a reflection of her hair in a shop window. They find their fur matted and…
The Mansionic Perspective 