She came on that night with snow-driven winds, whether fairy or spirit none could say. The wind shrieked as if the Furies were accusing us. From fear and unknown guilt we inhabitants of the town behind our barred doors vainly seeking sleep, our prohibited solace, remaind awake. The gods had deserted us or condemned us, or could not hear our prayers ( Read more... )

This idea is blatantly stolen from ixwin, who I believe is hosting her own ghost story party in eerie mist-shrouded Hertfordshire tonight, but...

Would anyone be interested in joining me in writing a c.1000-2000 word ghost story in time for Hallowe'en? Finished pieces to be collated in pennydreadfuls for all to enjoy. Those of you insane enough to be planning to ( Read more... )

i love the idea of this group ~ !

are there any active projects?

: D

Chapter Three
Evening was descending upon the land, and a summer evening in the British countryside can be a wonderful thing. The crops blazed with colour in the fields, and the clouds began to light the heavens with the sun's reflection.

( Ashe was in no great hurry to get back to London... )

Is this group moderated, or is it moderated any more? I have a question regarding community standards and adult content for stories entered here. Can anyone tell me, has this issue been addressed before?

All those of you who are on the 'watched by' list for this community, and not actual members: It's just occurred to me that you won't be able to see posts under friends-lock, as those are restricted just to members. If you want to see everything, you'll have to click the 'join community' link on the info page. Just adding it to your friends list ( Read more... )

Now Peter knew what the situation was, but he didn’t have the first idea how it could have happened, what he had done, or the Other Peter had done, to … swap them. Could that be right? Yes, there was no doubt. Here he was in the room, the terribly horrifically mundane room of one Peter Alexander Chance. A man who had his name, looked like him, ( Read more... )

Dan puffed nervously at his cigarette, held his breath for maybe half a second, then exhaled smoke into the sunshine. He didn’t like waiting, and that it was because he had turned up early only made it worse. If only the bus hadn’t been quite so quick!

He’d wasted time as best he could: Dawdled round the corner from the bus stop ( Read more... )

I've been right busy this week, and have written precisely this much of part 9 of The God Egg:

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That's a zero, folks.

Next week I will be back, but until then I advise you to read the whole of The God Egg in one sitting and then go to the pictures for a viewing of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

xxx

8: An Unnatural Phenomenon

Under Captain Mercer's command, the Trelawney glided carefully to a stop beside the floating city that gently fell and rose on the ocean in sedate rhythm. I tried to imagine a life permanently afloat, the diet of the inhabitants, how they found fresh water, what kind of community they would have after thousands of years ( Read more... )