by Valerie | Oct 7, 2018 | Creative Writing, Fiction, Serials
The continuation of a story written last month by another member of our Creative Writing Group. We swapped stories and continued each other’s this month. MARY Mary took a deep breath, drew herself up to her full height, and screamed. It was a loud scream. It...
by Valerie | Feb 19, 2016 | Creative Writing, Serials
Synopsis Chapter 1 – Doreen Tall, dark, good looking Nick Harper, walking away from his gym, witnessed a man being shot in the shoulder. A nurse, Meridith Carter, came over from a doorway nearby to tend to the young man and soon after the police and ambulance...
by Valerie | Feb 19, 2016 | A Detective Story, Characters, Creative Writing, The Cottage
D.I Boris Moss was nearly 48, one of twin brothers. His brother, younger by half an hour, was called Oswald. At school this led to their nicknames being Bossy Mossy and Ozzie Mossy, which continued in later life. They were a formidable pair, with huge sense of humour...
by Valerie | Nov 19, 2015 | Behind closed doors, Creative Writing
She was one of those women most normal women hate. Mrs Perfect we all called her. Her home was immaculate, and I mean immaculate. Like, she always cleaned her kitchen windows and her car after each time it rained. Sometimes twice a day, maybe three. Her front garden...
by Valerie | May 17, 2012 | Creative Writing, The Cottage
James was hiding behind a tree at the edge of the forest behind his sister’s cottage. He wondered how he was going to do it now. His sister had told him that Tony would be in bed by now and fast asleep, but here he was, planning a break-in, and there were lights...
by Valerie | Apr 20, 2012 | Creative Writing, Short Stories, The Cottage, thefirstline.com
Rachel’s first trip to England didn’t go as planned. A week before the trip, her horse threw her as she was attempting to jump it over a low hedge. The horse was fine, fortunately, but Rachel broke her leg. It was a compound fracture, and she would be on...
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