Orphaned niece of Lieutenant John Wilson, Sarah Wilson is determined toescape his restrictive upbringing and find her place in the world.Her journey takes a deadly turn when she uncovers secrets about her past, hiddendeep in her mother’s memories, that threaten everything Sarah wants.They could cost her everything she holds dear—and her life. Memories Don’t LieContinue reading “Goodreads Giveaway: Memories Don’t Lie”
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30 stories in 30 days with @Writers_Vic #WVFlashFic22
During April, Writers Victoria runs a fun micro-fiction competition. Each day, they release a word prompt, and writers are asked to write a story up to 30 words incorporating the prompt. They choose a daily winner, then an overall winner at the end of the month who receive a free Writers Victoria workshop of theirContinue reading “30 stories in 30 days with @Writers_Vic #WVFlashFic22”
Before You Go
Before you go, the box you shoved in my corner contains another piece of you and while I never grow tired of looking at previous pieces of you, it would be nice to chat about which part of your sixty-five years you want to keep, or hide, or forget so I know if it’s aContinue reading “Before You Go”
Oh, Christmas Tree
What does a tree have to do to get noticed? In ten minutes, the gates to ‘Bert’s Living Christmas Trees’ will close and my chance at finding a forever home will be over. Do people not appreciate the effort I put into presenting myself as the perfect Christmas tree? Look at my branches. Are theyContinue reading “Oh, Christmas Tree”
Flying Home for Christmas
I stand the suitcase on the scales. Damn. Fifteen kilograms over the allowed luggage weight. Opening the suitcase, I sift through my clothes. A fleece-lined jacket? I don’t need that. Christmas Day in Australia will either be flooding rain or a heatwave. Dad will have a spare raincoat if I need one. Closing the suitcase,Continue reading “Flying Home for Christmas”
Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge
Another month, another writing challenge and Black Hare Press continues to tempt me with its Dark Moments monthly drabble challenge. The theme for September was Halloween, and stories had to be exactly 100 words. When I say exactly, that’s exactly what it means and I always have fun making sure elipses (…) don’t add toContinue reading “Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge”
30 Stories in 30 Days
During April, Writers Victoria ran a fun Flash Fiction competition. Each day, they released a new word prompt and participating writers had until midnight to submit a story up to 30 words. I decided to use this contest to challenge myself to complete a story every day. I’m pleased to say that I succeeded, butContinue reading “30 Stories in 30 Days”
Pauline Yates 