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 | 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...
by Valerie | Apr 19, 2012 | Creative Writing, Short Stories, The Cottage
Janice was meticulous in her preparations for her departure. She wasn’t going to take much with her to America. It was going to be a new start for her. A new life in a new country. She packed one small suitcase with all she would need for her first few days in...
by Valerie | Apr 19, 2012 | Creative Writing, Short Stories, The Cottage
He hurled the phone against the wall. It had been ringing incessantly for the last five minutes, so he knew it was urgent, but he had checked the phone and it was a withheld number. He presumed it was “him”. The last twenty minutes were a blur. He had...
by Valerie | Apr 19, 2012 | Creative Writing, Short Stories, The Cottage
A postal worker notices that the mailbox at one of his stops is overflowing, even though the family’s two cars are up the driveway. He is a temporary worker and forgets to report this fact to his superiors. He gets another job the next day, and doesn’t...
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