Monthly Archives: January 2011
The Pighouse
The Pighouse had been there, at the edge of the playground, forever. Or so it seemed to Connie. “Why is it called the Pighouse?” she asked her dad, more than once. “I don’t know,” he said on each occasion, “that’s … Continue reading
Phew
I’ve just finished #5 (will put it up soon) and I have a confession: I’m finding this really daunting. I have 47 more of these things to write. I have no idea where the next idea is going to come … Continue reading
The Rule of Three
The seeds of Lucy’s dissent were sown one Monday morning when, having waited forty-five minutes for the number 545 bus, only two came along at once. None of the other passengers seemed to notice, but Lucy, a long-standing civil servant … Continue reading
Birth of the Platydons
Corin imagined hearing the bell many times before its clattering call punched through his dream to drag him into waking. Father was there, at the side of the bed, and he lifted back the sheet. “Time,” he said. It was … Continue reading
Flash52
So that was 2010 and, frankly, I’ve had better years. I’ve become slack, lazy, too easily distracted. And did I say overly self-critical? 2010 was a chore. I never found my focus. This year I have a plan. Introducing Flash52, … Continue reading