This is a short story I wrote for a competition – the theme being ‘songs by The Kinks’. I wrote two, I’ll be posting the other one in a few days. I hope you enjoy reading this, I had a great time writing it. As ever leave your comments below or tweet me. PDF version here Wonderboy – Paul Blake Wonderboy ‘If it pleases you, … Continue reading Wonderboy – Short Story
Dream Academy This a short story I wrote for an online competition. The theme was ‘Hometown’. I hope you like it. You can download it as a PDF here – Dream Academy – Paul Blake Dream Academy The television studio designed as an auditorium went dark as I waited in the wings for my mark, hands shaking, my left leg twitching. Suddenly the giant … Continue reading Dream Academy – Short Story
This short story was written for an online competition with the Theme of the competition ‘Church’. You can download the story as a PDF here – Nothing But Flowers – Paul Blake (Nothing But) Flowers I see the body on the ground and it takes me a moment to realise it is mine; I look around for my head. There it is, on the bonnet … Continue reading (Nothing But) Flowers – Short Story
These short stories are joined. I had to create two stories up to to 1000 words between them and They were written for an online competition and did ok. I hope you like them. Give the Anarchist a Cigarette The wheel of the wheelie bin was wedged against the lip of the driveway edge. Simon heaved upwards and it freed itself over the obstacle with … Continue reading Give the Anarchist A Cigarette / Neighbourhood Watch – Short Story
