The little boy’s face is exquisite. The first thing that catches your attention is his large green blue eyes. They look like …
Random Trauma Test
Written By Tracie McMahon
“Sir, please get out of your car.” A security guard orders Mike as he waits at the school gate. “Sorry?” he replies, …
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Parole d’honneur
Written By Rob Wilcher
Claire lifted herself and looked over the sleeping body at the fluorescent numbers. 2.46. She sighed and pulled a pillow to her …
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Lost Embrace
Written By Rob Wilcher
The old man rapped his walking stick along the sterile lino. In his eighties, slightly bent with bowlegged knees swollen from past …
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Sir Tristram
Written By Paul Nicholls
(100 words, must include damp, meek, patron. ecstasy) Stefan forlornly scanned the room once more. Every significant figure in the art …
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The Ring
Written By Rob Wilcher
“Jessica Margaret Adams,” he said. “I love you.” He gazed up at her from his knees, his face vulnerable, his heart exposed. …
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Vile Sunflowers
Written By Amanda Hemmings
The wood cuts into the boy’s bare thighs. It’s an old chair, splintery, and the rope around his ankles chafes. Across the …
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Boardwalk
Written By Rob Wilcher
The beach was a balm at this time of night. Emptied of its daytime guests, it gave him solace. He had space …
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Context: The year is 1946. Dot is 18. Genre: Historical Fiction/Coming of Age. 5 Each week Dot looks forward to what Sally …
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A Wembley Moment in the Hunter
Written By Paul Nicholls
Hi TMPers. This is what I call a ‘typical chapter’ – in that it has a bit of narrative, often some back …
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