Recently in the group, we decided to write a collaborative story. Phil Hollis, our beloved secretary, wrote the first chapter which was then be taken up by three separate groups to write their own chapters. The results, as expected, were very different. Only two conditions were applied: 1. No introducing anything new 2. Only one [...]
Archive for the ‘Short Stories’ Category
A Dickens of a Tale
Posted: 19th February 2012 by Mathew Bridle in Homework, Short StoriesTags: beth wakefield, collaborative writing, dickens, Mathew E C Bridle, phil hollis, short story, writers group, yvonne warwick
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The Caretaker
Posted: 17th February 2012 by Mathew Bridle in Mathew's Blog, Member's Blogs, Short StoriesTags: #fridayflash, dark humour, horror, short story
I have walked these halls in immense joy and sorrow. I painted these walls with the blood of many sacrifices. Some call them victims but, that is a lie. They all gave up living wholly by their own choices, some thrust themselves upon my serrated blades while others tore themselves apart until their strength was abated. Either [...]
Scarlet and Tan
Posted: 26th September 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Homework, Mathew's Blog, Member's Blogs, Short StoriesTags: Horsham Writers, Mathew E C Bridle, short story, war, world war
We heard them before we saw them. Drums banging, boots crunching. Everyone in the village was out in the square slowly forming into a half moon in front of the soldiers as they stomped their shining black boots in time with the drums. Then there was silence. One soldier came forward, his scarlet jacket a [...]
Penelope jumps from her chair, breakfast forgotten. She spills tea over the table, narrowly missing the page that has her so excited. ‘Here, look, it’s perfect.’ I grab the page to steady it as it’s thrust in front of me and try to work out which of the numerous advertisements is the one I should [...]
Fernando
Posted: 12th September 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Homework, Mathew's Blog, Member's Blogs, Short StoriesTags: abba, Horsham Writers, Mathew E C Bridle, mexico, short story, western
“Can you hear the drums,” the General yanked the man’s head up so that he could look into the bloodied and bruised eyes, “Fernando?” he jerked his head back down again Fernando felt nothing. “They are counting down the remainder of your life,” the General spat in Fernando’s face, the spittle mingling with blood from [...]
The Golem
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by Mathew Bridle in Mathew's Blog, Member's Blogs, Short StoriesTags: fantasy, Golem, Horsham Writers
It was just another summer’s day. The sun climbed wearily into the clear azure sky. Birds twittered in the rattling grasses tousled by the teasing wind. The young boy skipped down the silken sand to where the sea toyed with the shingle. Standing at the foaming edge of the cool waters wiggling his toes in [...]
A Bad Day At the Office
Posted: 19th December 2009 by Bev Bevan in Non-Competition Short Stories, Short StoriesA bad day at the office. Keith was “kicking off” again. His project wasn’t going right. His suppliers were letting him down, his transport was late and the people in China didn’t know what they were doing. But Keith was often like this; every problem was a drama. He wanted everyone to know he was [...]
A Detective Story
Posted: 23rd November 2009 by Clive in Clive's Blog, Non-Competition Short StoriesTags: Clive Newnham, Horsham Writers, Kalashnikov
An introduction to Detective Inspector Curtis Kalashnikov, a raven, and their world.
The Waiting Room by Danny Gilmartin (Third =)
Posted: 1st September 2009 by Phil in Short Stories, Short Story Competition 2009A white room twenty feet by fifteen, well I say white but it’s magnolia, as if that seems any less clinical. The recessed fluorescent lights in the suspended ceiling illuminate the room in harsh flickering detail, a white six panelled door with chrome furniture where you ‘come’ in, an identical door where you ‘go’ in. [...]
The Story Of Alice Buddenbrook by Eric Williams (The Winner)
Posted: 31st August 2009 by Eric in Short Stories, Short Story Competition 2009A lot of babies are born comically plain with bulging cheeks, enormous eyes, prominent ears and bald everywhere, but they quickly metamorphose into things of beauty. Alice, unfortunately, didn’t. Her mother tried hard to love her but eventually handed over the care of the ugly bundle to a paid nurse, while her father, her wealthy [...]