Midnight Mass It’s the night before Christmas and terrorists with fake German accents have taken control of an office block in the heart of a big city. The night watchman, half-drunk and dressed in a torn santa suit, is the only thing that is stopping the terrorists from causing more havoc. With only mince piesContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #9”
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Christmas Writing Challenge #8
The Nativity Movie Mary is pregnant. She does not remember when it happened. But she is. And now she must do something about. Joe is a slacker. No job to speak of and no life goals. But when he finds out that his sort-of girlfriend is expecting, he decides that he needs to make good.ContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #8”
Christmas Writing Challenge #7
So, I seem to have missed a few days worth of posts this week. In fact, I appear to have missed the whole week! I’ve been crazily busy with stacks-and-stacks of work and life, as well as mourning the death of political reason as the UK shot itself in the face by voting in drovesContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #7”
Christmas Writing Challenge #6
Christmas is Cancelled After a grueling December election, the sitting government win power again. But, if spending the last few years ruining the lives of the poor wasn’t enough, in their winning speech the heartless prime minister announces that they are cancelling Christmas. The leader of the opposition, a lovely old man with a whiteContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #6”
Christmas Writing Challenge #5
Santa Clones The Movie As Christmas comes once more, Santa gets his sleigh loaded and hits the open skies. But when he lands in downtown Brooklyn he finds that he’s been beaten to it. A new, faster Santa has been doing the rounds ahead of him. In a race against the clock, Santa tracks downContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #5”
Was I There?
The age old chicken and egg. Numb. But, was I there there in 1979 Unpacked and new in 1992 On the bus at the back Was I there in 1994 The paintings scrawled songs offbeat clichés Was I there Time after time Life after life Chance after chance? Was I there. 2001. Change after change.ContinueContinue reading “Was I There?”
Christmas Writing Challenge #4
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The Christmas Thief When a small town shoplifter finds himself locked in a cell three days before Christmas is offered the opportunity to make a mends by playing Santa in the local hospital’s Christmas festivities, he sees the opportunity to pull the ultimate seasonal heist. Eyeing the presents on theContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #4”
Automatic Writing #3
Why then six sick sink hole sized faces in the night do we the undersigned under sighs of silent night tears- tear apart this wretched soulless soul until tills ring out in triumphant terror the dawning of a dead age of aged lime- wire cauterising the silenced humanity that falls out face-first into the scorchedContinueContinue reading “Automatic Writing #3”
Flashback Friday #4- The Mime Artist
Sharing an old short story this week which is based on a job that I had about 18 years ago! I once spent an entire summer miming keyboards for a cabaret band that I had previously worked as a roadie for. I was ‘The Mime Artist’ It ranks in the top ten strangest ways thatContinueContinue reading “Flashback Friday #4- The Mime Artist”
‘Where Is The 2019 Red Wedge’ – On Queen Mob’s Teahouse
https://queenmobs.com/2019/12/where-is-the-2019-red-wedge/ Happy to see that another article that I wrote about The Red Wedge, UK politics, and music was featured on the international literary journal ‘Queen Mob’s Teahouse’ Please go and read it. And, if you are in UK, vote. And also, if at all possible, please vote out the Tory scum next Thursday. ThatContinueContinue reading “‘Where Is The 2019 Red Wedge’ – On Queen Mob’s Teahouse”
A Winter Englyn
Frost bites crisp and lights clip days
Christmas Writing Challenge #3
The Man Who Came To Stay For Christmas Twas the night before Christmas and Princess Clarissa was all alone in her castle. Another year had gone by without a prince to come and marry her. But a horrid snowstorm was brewing and with it, the bitter winter winds brought a strange unconscious man to herContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #3”
Christmas Writing Challenge #2
Grumpy The Christmas Elf Grumpy was an elf who hated Christmas. He was the slowest of all of the toy-making elves in the North Pole, and after three warnings, Santa sacked him. The first unemployed elf ever found himself out of a job, and out of cheer. He moved around from town-to-town getting grouchier andContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge #2”
Christmas Writing Challenge#1
‘The Christmas Star’ Big-time YouTuber ‘Porky-pie’ is on course to break all records. With a Christmas live stream scheduled that promises to break the internet, he could not be any more arrogant if he tried. Seeing Christmas as ‘just a marketing tool’ he shuns those around him in exchange for bathing in YouTube Analytics andContinueContinue reading “Christmas Writing Challenge#1”
My Christmas Writing Challenge
Ho! Ho! Ho! It is nearly time for me to get my beard baubles out again and be all merry and festive. So my standard- issue yearlong writers scowl will be put away in the drawer until the new year, and out will come Merry Pete who will hopefully be good spirited and fun. (weContinueContinue reading “My Christmas Writing Challenge”
Flashback Friday #3 – Sky Edge
Set in 1920s Sheffield, Sky Edge is a film about hope and despair. It tells the story of one mans attempt to escape the pitch and toss rings and the gang violence that ruins the lives of so many around him. (C) Peter Wyn Mosey, 2013 INT. SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND 1923 – STEEL WORKS, DAY InContinueContinue reading “Flashback Friday #3 – Sky Edge”
Writing Prompt #15
Today’s creative writing prompts are…. 1. The dogs of war have just been fed. 2. Yellow. Or, use the picture! Link this post in anything that you write, as always I look forward to seeing your responses!
A Week Of Fridays
Cram-packed car-parked Throngs of headless chickens Stacked-up backed-up limited time one-off offer Count-down marked-down inventing new traditions Nowt-left doubt-less wading through the fight Just-right all-right This Friday’s never-ending Image by Kevin Sanderson from Pixabay
Automatic Writing #3
Hide in the bark the forgotten winder spun the free song to the tired goats on the porridge farm. Hark so low the bottom of the fish was not where or when the first of all of the cattle tried the timpani dodgems up and down the tribal stares of all the stairs we haveContinueContinue reading “Automatic Writing #3”
Writing Collab #15- Camino Sunrise
These circles of distraction
sky-high goals
Writing Prompt #14
1. Did I ever tell you about my pet kangaroo?
2. My mind was completely empty and then it struck me.
Boris.
Stroll on.Scroll on.Liesfor likesFillinga voidruled overBy perverted algorithmsA depressing oppressionof fun-filled-factsand trivial Tuesday tidbits torn tremendouslyFrom the mouths of babesSaid no-one ever. Boris worthy choicehonest voicefirst in lineback of the netstrong and stablefor the fewlikes for liesspin the bottleyou decidesend them homevote them offtune in next weekfor theBrexit finale17.2 million viewerscannot be wrong.