Day 190He was starting to phase out, he could feel it. It started as a tingle on his scalp and spread. As Thomas looked around one last time, he spotted his journal. Shit! It was #precious & irreplaceable. He lurched for it just as his fingers started to dematerialise... Day 191 Thomas hadn't found the … Continue reading VSS365 Week 28
Category: Uncategorized
VSS365 Week 27
Day 183The time ring activated and Thomas felt the effects of it #unfurl around him like tendrils that reached out through time to pull him to his destination. Like a slingshot ride at the fair. He always 'landed' feeling violently ill, and this time was no exception. Day 184 Anthony felt the familiar #sting as … Continue reading VSS365 Week 27
2019 Goals Check in
Back at the beginning of the year I posted a list of things I wanted to achieve in 2019 and I thought it could be fun to take a look at them again now and see whether my goals have stayed the same or shifted slightly. My goals for the New Year: - Finally make some … Continue reading 2019 Goals Check in
Preptober Week One
October is upon us! It's time for the coffee*, comfy socks and cosy jumpers! *other hot & cold beverages available. If you're going to be taking part in NaNoWriMo, then here are some things you can be getting on with to get you through your first week of Preptober. First of all, you might be … Continue reading Preptober Week One
VSS365 Week 24
162They always said #empathy was something you should have. It made you a better person. Nettie didn't feel like one, she wanted it to end. Every feeling in the city was pulled to her along an unseen thread until it pierced her soul. Pain. Love. Despair. Need. Joy. 163Heaven was a #ruse and she found … Continue reading VSS365 Week 24
So you wanna do NaNoWrimo?
The great news is; YOU CAN! Where to start? NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month And no, it doesn't matter whether you say WRYmo or WREEmo. (Personally I say WRYmo because it's short for writing, but y'know, to each their own). It's a month long literary adventure where the goal is to write 50,000 … Continue reading So you wanna do NaNoWrimo?
What the FlashDogs is VSS365?
If you've been following my blog lately, you might have noticed that I've been posting weekly collections of my VSS365 prompts, so naturally this might beg the question - what the hell is VSS365? VSS365 stands for Very Short Stories Everyday. It was started by FlashDogs back in 2016 and has only grown since then! … Continue reading What the FlashDogs is VSS365?
I heard it on the radio
Earlier on today I tweeted about the fact that I had caught the tail end of an advert on the radio and all I could make out was 'Are you Lisa?' Needless to say I freaked out a little and waited all afternoon for the advert to play again, but it didn't. Afterwards, I remembered … Continue reading I heard it on the radio
VSS365 Week 23
Day 155Her name was #lotus but she asked people to call her Lottie in the hopes they'd think it was short for Charlotte. Only her parents knew the truth, and she planned to keep it that way. Day 156There was a #phantasm following her, she was sure of it. Glimpsed only as a black shadow … Continue reading VSS365 Week 23
VSS365 Week 22
Day 148"Do you #regret your decision?"She turned away from the flaming embers of the home she'd grown up in. "Not at all." She assured him. But on the inside her heart ached knowing that three centuries of memories had literally gone up in smoke. "It had to be done." Day 149Aisha smiled as the Unity … Continue reading VSS365 Week 22
Lisa Stapleton 