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Poetry - Brrrrrr
A poem for kids, by a big kid
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Short Story - The Trouble With Tombs (The Whale)
I'd like to introduce you to another short story set on The Whale, my madcap, insane, FUN, Discworld in space. Although The Whale originally started out as something altogether more serious, I'm enjoying filling the world with sarcasm, wordplay and general mischief. That means two things
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Flash Fiction - Quartermaster's Rules (The Whale)
A return to The Whale! I've been pulling together some short stories as I ease back into the strange world of The Whale. This is my first attempt at widening out the lore and the background of the place. Rough and ready, but I wanted to have something
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Poetry - Baggage
This was close to being a piece of flash fiction, but I think it works well broken up like this into short lines. It's inspired by a real person who looked rather lost on the platform at Liverpool Street last week. Four in the afternoon Platform twelve An
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Flash Fiction - He Left
A bit of a change of subject matter and style this week. Something more grown up. I've pulled together something crime/thriller in less than 400 words. Blue suit, red tie, brown shoes. Very smart, very handsome. You got further than I thought, she said. He nods and
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Poetry - Jelly in my Pants
Another short poem for children. I came up with four verses for this but I may well revise it if anyone has any other suggestions for dances / food. Next week I'll be uploading a bit of flash fiction for grown ups. There’s jelly in my pants Wobbly
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Poetry - EasyJet
This poem has proven a helpful way for me to come to terms with the sheer cheek of a large airline and its bag-checking partners. You could call it therapy, I suppose. Regular posts will return now that my lazy writing summer has ended. I’m sorry sir You'
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Poetry - Societal growth / History of Pop Punk
A list of words that either document the rise and fall of political and societal trends, or the early 2000's pop punk music scene. I'll let the reader be the judge. Hidden Disgusting Outrageous Eccentric Rebellious Standard Harmless Enjoyable Encouraged Celebrated Mandatory Unnecessary Overbearing Undermined Destroyed
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Short Story - Badger Hunt
Last year I decided to write loads of short stories to break things up and to fit around my other commitments a little better. Whether I achieved the latter is out for debate, but I certainly managed the first. You can read Badger Hunt (with lots of swears and naughty
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Poetry - Finding the Unicorn Hatchery
This is the start of an EPIC children's poem, three blog posts long. I don't know when I'll get to the next one, but I hope in the meantime you enjoy the first chapter. Come one come all to a special place Something everyone
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Poetry - Between the lines [stop it]
A short poem today based on some of the complaints I see on some Facebook groups. When the complaint is so minor, is there something beneath the surface? Dear fellow human [I don’t know your name] The minor annoyance you committed [I once did the same] Goes against my
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Poetry - Balding Gracefully
Let me introduce Dennis He’s my very best mate He is a man exceptionally worried That he’ll be bald by thirty-eight I told him not to panic That he should curb his pride That it’s all just part of ageing So to just enjoy the ride Dennis