Horsham Writers Circle

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 [...]

A 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 [...]

“Let these events in Tiananmen Square be a lesson to you Karen.  Student politics can be dangerous.” “But Dad, I only want to go to a concert.” “It might only be a concert now.  But next it’ll be a rally, or a protest, then you’ll be fighting the police …..” “Dad, it’s just a concert.  [...]

On 18th March 1948, James Camb, a 31 year old ship’s steward, married with one daughter, stood trial for murder at Winchester Assizes.  What made the case unusual was the absence of a corpse.  What made the case unique was the allegation that Camb had disposed of the body through the ship’s porthole. It was [...]

(Jack, a 15 year old boy, is half-sitting, half laying at the side of an inlet that leads into a large pool. Both his legs are immersed in the water to just below his knees. It is pitch black. Jack reaches down and grasps hold of one of legs and pulls.)  Aaarh!! Sod it, it’s [...]

Writers Circle assignment was to construct a poem or short story based on the following ingredients.  The Leading Character to be an introverted murder.  Main Setting to be a Zoo.  The Key Object to be a Kettle.  The story to involve A Chance Meeting At A Railway Station.  The Second Character to be An Out [...]