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Book Review: A Walk in the Woods: and other Short Stories by Esther Chilton
A Walk In The Woods: and other short stories by Esther Chilton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I enjoyed every story of this little collection. Each story is compact in its writing and, I felt, exactly the right length … Continue reading
Book Review: The Herb of Death (a Miss Marple short story) by Agatha Christie
The Herb of Death: A Miss Marple by Agatha Christie My rating: 3 of 5 stars A charming parlour game that starts with a fragment of a story about an ill-fated dinner in a big house and ends with the … Continue reading
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Tagged agatha christie, book review, crime fiction, miss marple, short story
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Book Review: The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019: Scent by Matt Thomas, Duncan Abel, Carol McKay, Judy Birkbeck, Luke Hilton, Joseph Darlington, Johanna Robinson
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019: Scent by Matt Thomas, Duncan Abel, Carol McKay, Judy Birkbeck, Luke Hilton, Joseph Darlington, Johanna Robinson My rating: 3 of 5 stars Perhaps my expectations were too high because these stories are … Continue reading
Book review: Stench of Death by Colin Ward
Stench of Death – a Short Story by Colin Ward My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this story, especially for the mix of characters and their funny little quirks. Early on, a sex worker disappears and one … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, british, colin ward, crime, crime fiction, short story
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Granny’s Advice
Unlike the first three items in my “Granny” series, this is pure fiction and was inspired by a picture prompt exercise at Andover Writer’s Circle in March 2018. I have included the photo that was used as a prompt. Others … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover Writers' Circle, ears, photo prompt, short story, smoking, writing exercise
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Review: The Writer’s Treasury of Ideas
The Writer’s Treasury of Ideas by Linda Lewis My rating: 5 of 5 stars Imagine a fruit tree. Fill its branches with an abundant crop of your favourite fruit: apples, pears, plums, oranges, papayas, figs, lemons, limes, nectarines, peaches, pomegranates … Continue reading
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Tagged commercial, fillers, magazines, short story, writing, writing inspiration, writing tips
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Review: The Christmas Bake-Off
The Christmas Bake-Off by Abby Clements My rating: 3 of 5 stars How much can you put into a story about an annual village Christmas cake baking competition which is to be judged by a top celebrity chef? Well, quite … Continue reading
Book Tuesday: Guest Author short story
Originally posted on Thoughts by Mello-Elo:
Hello and welcome to Book Tuesday. ?Today I have a special guest blogger/author who has kindly written a story for your pleasure. ?Some of you might have already come across his blog, Lance Greenfield.…
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