Last night I dreamt of mandarins again. I know I’m worrying about the meal. Why do I put myself through it? Twenty people for Christmas lunch. I used to think it was for the kids so they would grow up seeing their family. And lately I’ve convinced myself that I’m doing it for Bob. He [...]
Archive for the ‘Long’ Category
Preparation – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nina – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Nina on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The pan has been hot for four hours straight now. Nina lifts the lid and stirs again. Making sure it’s a deep, important stir. All of the bottom of the pan is scraped, every molecule of curry moved. It’s an key moment and when she steps back she exhales realising she hasn’t been breathing while [...]
The Voice of God – Part 4
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 4 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 first.] “How,” cried out Frank, “how can I help you?” “You have to wake up,” replied God. Frank considered this for a moment. [...]
The Voice of God – Part 3
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 3 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 first.] As the rats wriggled through the gaps into the monastery buildings proper Frank couldn’t help but laugh. It wasn’t that he didn’t think this [...]
The Voice of God – Part 2
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 2 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 first.] A thought had been nagging at Frank for the last hour that this probably wasn’t God. It was, after all a giant red dragon, and was therefore [...]
The voice of God – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The cloisters were becoming cold now as the light began to fade. Frank’s breath was visible as he sat on the bench thinking. He was absentmindedly fiddling with his rosary which was making a clicking noise each time the different parts clacked together. Frank was nervous. In fact he was cold and nervous. He’d never [...]
Sarah – Part 3
Posted in Fiction, Long, Sarah on August 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
[This is Part 3 of 4 in the 4 part short story Sarah. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 first.] Sarah had never walked this way down the hill before. She’d always meant to but once she’d got to the top of the hill she’d always stopped [...]
Sarah – Part 2
Posted in Fiction, Long, Sarah on August 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 2 of 4 in the 4 part short story Sarah. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 first.] As she looked up and saw him she could see… he was beautiful. Not rugged or handsome but beautiful. He had an aquiline nose and blonde, slightly longer than regulation, [...]
Sarah – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Sarah on August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There was one tiny wisp of a grey cloud on a blue sky. The rest were all pure white and on the blue sky they seemed like they had tumbled out of a kind of airline or washing-powder commercial. Sarah was lying face down on the grass, craning her neck up at them. She had [...]
Pirates – Out to Sea – Part 4
Posted in Fiction, Long, Out to sea, Pirates on July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 4 of 4 in Pirates!: Out to Sea. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 first.] Marshall could hear that the fighting had stopped. He was weak, he was about to loose consciousness. He took his hands down one more time and dipped [...]
