The Apartment on Faustus Street. The apartment had two entrances, one either side of the nondescript pink-lit establishment below, which it straddled like a railway footbridge. In past lives these had been used as 'In' and 'Out', but for its present purpose only the former was necessary. People did leave, of course, but he knew … Continue reading “The Apartment on Faustus Street” – 100-word Challenge →

One of things that had been decided in advance was the name with which the child would be adorned. Denis and Joyce had set down a number of rules. 1 - there would be no middle name. 2 - they did not want a name that could be shortened further, and by abstraction, rule 3 … Continue reading “Near Enough” – snippet 2 →

I found myself wondering just how much of a story could be conveyed within a strict limit of 100 words (excluding any title) - so thought I would give it a try... As a Young Man As a young man he was attracted to girls on the fringes; pale, troubled, unique. He called them 'quirky' and later, … Continue reading The 100-word challenge →

As part of my ongoing thinking about "Near Enough", I came up with this list. Not too shabby is it? Australia Belgium China Denmark England Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Guernsey Hong Kong (pre- and post-China acquisition) India Indonesia Ireland Italy Japan Kenya The Netherlands Northern Ireland Scotland Sierra Leone Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland USA … Continue reading Countries I have slept in… →

Question. If you set yourself the task of writing a single blog entry / post every day and had these two options, which would you choose? You could only write forwards, in anticipation, at the end of previous day / very early on the day in question - and only cover what you were expecting to … Continue reading Forwards or Backwards? →