Category Archives: Fiction

One Thousand Word Challenge 151: Across the Finish Line

Across the finish line they went and victory was theirs, and perhaps it was one that was relieving. Crowds cheered and people came running up to the victor, looking to grab them the moment they stepped out of their vehicle … Continue reading

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A Racing Story

I’m once more engaging in NaNoWriMo. This was one of the things I’ve written for the event thus far and it was written under time constraints. Early on there was a shift in what I was writing. I had an … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1023: Rushed Through

There was only so much time and there was a rush to try and squeeze that little bit more of time within time to get the most out of the time that was remaining. They didn’t feel as though they … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 150: Grey, Grey Day

It was a grey, grey day. The sky was dull and its subdued light made for a match of the rigid structures and colourless layout of the city. Rain was heavy and the streets were quiet. They preferred days such … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1021: A Fine Day

It was a fine day and in that fine day there were plenty of things to do. It stretched out in a lengthy and pleasing manner, much like the hills that lay outward along the road of which the road … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1020: First There was Nothing

First there was nothing. Then after the nothing there was something. Often this may have been considered an odd thing but there was no conscious thought as of yet and so there were other things to worry about. After this … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 147: Toward Work

It was early in the morning. Still dark outside, but the first hints of sunlight were creeping their way into the space of which was inhabited by one sole person. There were others in the house, but this room was … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1016: May be an Encore

Alright, so I guess I should begin this one at the beginning and not the end, but alas, that is not how this is going to go. Instead I will end this at the end and begin this at the … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 1015: Giant Vortex

Three days off and three days of slowness. Three days of doing very little and perhaps that was what I needed. Who knows? It does not matter. What matters right now is that there is a giant vortex and I … Continue reading

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One Thousand Word Challenge 140: Need to Energise

Alright, so there is a need to energise. There is a need to push past this fatigue and I need to do it and I need to do it soon, for it is having an impact on the day of … Continue reading

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