Willow’s eyes were transfixed on the door. Her front paws stretched out ahead of her, her chin resting between them. Where’s Master? she whined. She licked her lips and shook her head, her brown ears flapping. Master had left her in the Sharp Place. She called it the Sharp Place because she was stuck in […]
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Leitrim Daily Podcast, Kiss My Arts!
Last week I was invited to my first podcast as a writer. I accepted with glee and was later interviewed in Carrick-on-Shannon by Breifne Earley. It was a great experience and I was delighted to be on the excellent Leitrim Daily podcast. It was my first time being interviewed as an author so that was […]
The Woman in the Shawl
This is a short story I wrote after being given a challenge by Breifne Earley on the Leitrim Daily Podcast. Check out more about that on my post here, or listen to episode 76 of the Leitrim Daily podcast over at www.leitrimdaily.com! On with the tale! Sarah ran up Main Street, weaving and bobbing between […]
Chapter 5: The Search for Answers
Be sure to read Chapters One, Two, Three and Four first! If after this you can’t wait for more, get the whole book here! ******** “Delia, that’s a huge… I mean… That’s a big thing to say.” He stood for a second, his hand over his mouth, and then moved across the room and cupped […]
The Bitten Apple
The prompt for this story was Genre: Action/Adventure, Location: A ravine, and Object: A bag of money. Hope you enjoy! I heard the soft click of a weapon behind me. “Well done kids. Daddy would be proud.” My hands shot up. “Don’t shoot! P-please don’t shoot!” Carefully, I turned around and faced Rafe. His slicked-back […]
Chapter 4: His Boring Job
Keith Akintola was surrounded by high grey walls, making him feel like he was at the bottom of a deep ravine somewhere in the Himalayas or the Rockies.