This tale has been knocking around in my head for years.
It is based on a real occurrence.
It is set in Glasgow, just off Byres Road in a posh red sandstone tenement close.
Names have been changed to protect the guilty.
It is the very long hot summer of 1976.
Suitable for older children and adults.
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This tale came from a Writers’ Circus challenge:
“I wish I was.....”
I sat down at my laptop with nothing but a vague idea and started tapping.
This story about Hatty and Erica wrote itself.
Odd how the mind works?
Very!
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This is a lighthearted tale about an group of friends who are members of the Brillo Investment Club.
The piece was written in response to a Writers’ Circus challenge, “it’s only a suggestion”.
The Brillo Investment Club is in the doldrums and Mrs Slyvi Newlands decides its time for a shake-up.
I sent a link to a friend and then decided to ‘tidy it up.
This is the revised version which I think is easier to comprehend.
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This tale resulted from a Writer’s Circus challenge:
“A Fishy Story”.
During January in Bearsden we had some heavy snow and a few mini blizzards.
An idea came and I began to tap out this tale.
It wrote itself.
Not a fish in sight, though. No mermaids either but definitely a shaggy dog and other snow loving wildlife.
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This tale was inspired by a Writers’ Circus topic: Confusion
I find myself struggling with my mobile phone when using its tiny keyboard.
I’m fairly certain that some of my ‘transmissions’ fall into the wrong inboxes. SORRY!
So read on and take a peek into the lives of Ronnie and Ash.
Another Peoples’ Friend story, perhaps?
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This is a confection generated by a 10 minute flash fiction exercise at our November 2023 Writers’ Circus meeting.
The Topic/Title given was “What I can hear”.
Under pressure of this time limit, this is what came to mind.
Takes about two minutes to read.
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I hope this little piece of candy floss writing might amuse.
When we manage to find our way to Peebles via Carluke (not easy from the new M8 heading East), the opening sentence in the story applies to us.
Behind us to the North is the edge of the Glasgow-Edinburgh industrial belt and ahead, to the South are rolling hills and green fields filled with sheep, cattle and wind turbines!
I do like the song featured in the title.
Here is a YouTube link
https://youtu.be/Fjufjv4rH0s?si=Q4EoawQ9xVPzJ_vK
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This is another tale based on a conversation with my grandson Drew (aged 8).
The entire story as written is almost verbatim from a journey we made through heavy traffic.
I suppose part of my motivation in publishing it here is to provided a record for my sons Stuart and Craig and perhaps for my five grandsons in the future at a time when they might be interested.
If you are wearying, skip through the indented part and scan the dialogue sections alone.
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This story was written for a Writers’ Circus challenge entitled “Outside in”.
It is a compilation of snippets from conversations with my grandon Drew (7) as we travel from his home to football training.
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This story is a response to a Writers’ Circus challenge for May 2023:
“Write a story in 100 words inspired by “Sliding Doors.”
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