Jake screwed up his eyes as he stepped into the gloomy hallway. When he was satisfied that there was nobody home he gestured for Rebecca to follow. She carefully closed the door behind her and crept to his side. “The cleaners found the safe behind a painting in the study,” said Jake. He thumbed in …
Not too long ago I started attending a weekly writing group at a coffee shop in Manchester city centre. Each week we spend the first half talking about what we’re working on, sharing things we have written at home, giving each other advice and constructive criticism. The second half is a writing exercise in which …
++Starting. Please wait++ I must have fallen asleep at my desk during the office party because the explosion wakes me up with a start. ++Error. Unexpected software found++ ++Loading AESTHESIA++ I don’t know what caused it. Maybe the lightning strike but it could just as easily be the glass of Prosecco that got tipped into my …
Hey there Badger Fans! I’ve got something a little special for you. An old friend of mine from university, Allison Saia, launched her brand new online magazine today – here she is looking at some boats with her husband Dan. Allison has written quite prolifically for Huffington Post and now runs coaching sessions for aspiring writers. …
The gorgeous folks at Den of Geek have published another of my nonfiction pieces. This time I go back to my horror roots and partake in a very 80s phenomenon for the first time in over 30 years. Although I don’t talk about them anywhere near enough, one of my major influences has always been …
Nobody wanted to do cloakroom duty, but everyone had to at some point. After collecting the first period’s work from Mrs Bashki and receiving their instructions from the school receptionist (collect toilet passes from pupils during lesson time, clean up any mess, don’t allow any loitering), Helen Threlfall and Paul Church entered to the cloakroom. Paul …
