A Chance Meeting

It was hotter than usual on the bakerloo line. The carriage, filled with early evening commuters was almost hazy as the deafening screech of metal on metal pierced through Ian’s ears.

He had noted the warmth of the train as he reached the platform at Elephant and Castle…

Red Panda Surprise

Kirsty was excited. She hadn’t seen Ian for over a month now but this evening Philip would be home to look after Tilly. They’d arranged to meet together for Tapas at a quaint bar near London bridge with separate booths. She had news for Ian she’d been bursting to tell him for a while. All the…

Pest Control

The Badgers were gathering. It was time. The weasels had been terrorising all the ground nesting birds that the Badgers had taken to rely on as their daytime guardians. Looking out for them and alerting them of any goings on that they thought would be useful. Often reporting foxes making use of the…

The Packed Suitcase

Part 1

This story was written over several weeks, each break point signifies the change of writer, beginning with Kirsty.

He threw his keys down on the sideboard and kicked the front door closed behind him. It slammed. Today was no…

Love

The water splashing on her feet jolted Poppy out of her daydream. She had been mesmerised by the rain drop rivers flowing their way down the window pane. She hurriedly turned off the taps and removed the saucepan that had managed to block the sink overflow, before mopping at the spilled water with the closest tea…

Perfectly Impractical

The shoes just didn’t match, they never matched. They continued to be problematic despite having been deliberated over in several stages.

On first walking past the shoe shop and taking a cursory glance at the window display it had been love at first sight. Love…

Fran’s Secret

Travelling around had become much more interesting since Ian had discovered that he could cycle on water. He hadn’t intended to do it in the first place, why would he risk that with a brand new bike?!

Preparing for trial

It had been a while since Edward had reached the age of trial. Tradition had it that he should traverse the needle range of mountains before his 20th year on earth. Many a man had been through it before. Most finish. But those who didn’t were never seen or heard from again.

Detta’s Letters Pt. 1

This began on a freezing train journey. Each break point signifies a change of writer; starting with Ian.

The siren whined ever more fiercely as Laura printed down the street. The third night in a row she had been caught outside to the sound after seeing her latest…

Birdplay

They embraced fiercely. She pulled away, her face lit up “Crisps!” She exclaimed.

Her chivalrous companion rummaged through his belongings and drew out a blue bag of Kettle crisps. She made a bird sound “Ka Kawww Ka Kawww” and ventured off to find her husband.