Microfiction are really tiny stories where you barely have room to take two breaths before it’s over. I’d enjoyed them but never tried my hand at them until I decided to continue my NYC Midnight (really interesting writing competition) journey and try their 100 word Microfiction challenge. Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing
Art restoration
Derrin is claiming ‘art restoration’ fees in his divorce from Kayley, to redo the tattoos she gave him during their marriage. Little does he know he wondered into her new tattoo parlor to get it done… Continue reading
A first love
Spring 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak. Dawn has to self-isolate, and finds herself turning to her daughter’s first crush to help bring her supplies just as her own first love, her estranged ex-husband, gets back in touch. Continue reading
Urban explorers
They were just exploring. It was just a bit of fun. But some stories are better left untold. Continue reading
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Bonnie
She was calm, and I was screaming. Continue reading
Red velvet
Jemima thinks she has snagged a fantastic deal buying a shop for her new bakery, with its new oven, hardwood floors, and freshly painted walls. The only problem is that damn painting. Continue reading
Deforestation at the border: the fight against palm oil
It was thick rainforest, humming with life, but to reach it we had to walk through what I can only describe as an open wound. Continue reading
Growing up a conservationist
An interview with Roberto Pedraza Ruiz who has deep roots in the ancient forests of Mexico, about why it is so important to protect this habitat. Continue reading
It’s not me, it’s you. How to dump plastic (for a month)
If there was ever a perfect case study into how documentaries can engage the public in an environmental campaign, Blue Planet II and oceans plastic awareness is it. (Blackfish is also up there, but let’s not digress) Like a lot of us, I think, I’ve been a well-intentioned but lazy consumer. I started carrying around … Continue reading