Lisa sips at her zero-alcohol beer and stares at splashes of red and white as they wrestle over the sponsor-encrusted grass like …
Grimm Tales
Written By Amanda Hemmings
The train stalls; she feels her pocket for her passport and ticket, hugs her knees. Dirty snow speckles the thick window. She …
15 Min Read
Hugs
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 …
8 Min Read
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. …
2 Min Read
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 …
2 Min Read
Throwing Rocks
Written By Rob Wilcher
‘Johnny Bastard Dalton, as I live and breathe!’ John looked up from his book. He didn’t recognise the man; maybe it was …
9 Min Read
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 …
10 Min Read
Context: The year is 1946. Dot is 18. Genre: Historical Fiction/Coming of Age. 5 Each week Dot looks forward to what Sally …
17 Min Read
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 …
18 Min Read
They Came
Written By Rob Wilcher
‘Matthew, wake up.’ I stir. Matthew means something is up. What’ve I done now? ‘Wake up!’ ‘Waz time?’ ‘Five. Get up.’ I …
22 Min Read