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Jade Mitchell

Jade Mitchell

Durta

By far one of the laziest entries of the year, outdone only by a 50-word entry which I’m now struggling to find. I entered this into the…

Nov 30, 2017

Durta

Nov 30, 2017

Jade Mitchell

Jeffrey with Two Effs

I broke a rule with August’s entry. After determinedly trying to avoid entering the same competition twice, I was swayed by an alluring…

Sep 19, 2017

Jeffrey with Two Effs

Sep 19, 2017

Jade Mitchell

The Care of Aquatic Mammals

June’s entry was for the Dragonfly Tea Short Story Competition, as part of the annual ultra-swanky Henley Literary Festival. I had to pay a…

Sep 19, 2017

The Care of Aquatic Mammals

Sep 19, 2017

Jade Mitchell

Strangers and a Train

This was another entry I wasn’t completely in love with, although it’s still better, I think, than April’s attempt, the writing of which…

Jul 5, 2017

Strangers and a Train

Jul 5, 2017

Jade Mitchell

The Visit

For April, I decided to try to write the longest story I’ve attempted so far, and to combine two disparate themes in a cheeky attempt to…

Jun 6, 2017

The Visit

Jun 6, 2017

Jade Mitchell

Life Begins at Sixty

My loss is your pain. This is my recent submission to the 1000 word challenge competition, which sadly, did not score me the £100 first…

Mar 20, 2017

Life Begins at Sixty

Mar 20, 2017

Jade Mitchell

Happy New Year

The third story in my ’12 stories in 12 months’ challenge. This is a short fable inspired by some recent reading, and by the following…

Mar 15, 2017

Happy New Year

Mar 15, 2017

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Keeping it spooky

The Secret Ingredient

Fresh cranberries dot the white tablecloth like glossy drops of Hollywood-red nail varnish. Steaming biscuits tempt a nearby boat of thick…

Mar 15, 2017

The Secret Ingredient

Mar 15, 2017

Jade Mitchell
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Keeping it spooky

The Scientists in the States

“The first one was in Tennessee, which is in the States. Everything starts in the States, it’s like we live eight years in the past. It’s…

Mar 15, 2017

The Scientists in the States

Mar 15, 2017

Jade Mitchell

The Collector

A submission for Writing Forums’ Literary Manoeuvres competition under the theme ‘Wrong House’. I came second in this! The judges said…

Dec 22, 2016

The Collector

Dec 22, 2016

Jade Mitchell

Jade Mitchell

I enter- and lose- a lot of short story competitions. Trying to enter 12 stories in 12 months. Read my blog here: www.jademitchellwriting.com

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