Tag: Writing
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The Unicorn Challenge: The Maze
After three hours and forty-seven minutes, fifty-eight seconds, not forgetting the seconds, in seering heat, with not so much of a drink between us, we reached the centre of the maze; open space at last after corridor after corridor of leaf-lined runs that mostly led to nowhere. At one point, we seemed to walk up…
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The Dropped Apostrophe
The Dropped Apostrophe stood and removed his ear protectors. His Sonic Pulse detonation had worked a treat. The lights, alarms, and vehicles in the surrounding area were all out of action. He used his crystal glass cutter to score a large oval shape in the window in front of him, looked around for dramatic effect,…
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The Ski Trip
Lady Salinger-Wallis squealed with delight as she slipped down the artificial ski-slope. She wasn’t standing; she had fallen at the top of the slope trying to attach one of her skis which had become detached from her left foot as she was about to ski for the very first time. She slid head first, from…
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The Unicorn Challenge: Shipmates
“Miles,” Estelle whispered, “if ‘aft’ is the back of the boat, what’s the stern?” Miles pulled his blanket over him as he slowly sat up on the makeshift bunk. “That’s the back of the boat, too.” “So the boat has two backs?” Estelle pondered a while before continuing, “I only saw one back when we…
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Sunspot
The sunspot melts its way through the darkness with ease. Healing light bathes gently the surrounding area, blending shadows away and leaving the perpetual embers glowing in a golden haze of glory. Light diminishes darkness always, yet light needs darkness to shine brightly. Everything in its place balanced perfectly.
The Mansionic Perspective 