AtoZChallenge

  • The furies

    The furies

    This is a tale of how the furies were born. Orest was an honourable man, just, brave and kind. He was the man his regiment could count on getting them home safely. Though they had an equally just, if somewhat ineffective, lover of the good life, king…for Orest’s regiment, he was akin to a king.…

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  • The enchantress Nyx

    The enchantress Nyx

    Gunaf tied his boat to a tree as he made his way to the temple. He knew he would have no need for the boat. And since it had served him well, he left it at the shore, secure enough that it wouldn’t drift off, not so secure that someone who needed it couldn’t get…

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  • The doll in the mansion

    Patrick and Welma were less than happy when their father told them that they were moving away from the hustle and bustle of the city into a country house. He had tried to explain to them how the merchants with half his value in gold were splurging on such extravagances and he couldn’t be left…

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  • The cat and the fool

    The cat and the fool

    There lived a cat called CuriousWho loved to be patted, scratched and rubbedBut she found she couldn’t quite get it rightSo decided to hire a clown.The first looked sad, the second too colourfulThe third laughed too loud……let’s not talk about the fourth!

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  • It all began with a clip I saw of Graham Norton where Stephen Fry talked about how we have lost the hearth and we don’t gather around for storytelling anymore. And then I read Norse Mythology, remembering what Stephen Fry had said and I instantly visualized me with a lot of unknown kids, sitting around…

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  • And it was that simple – #AtoZChallenge Reflections 2018

    If there is a genre that I adore after Fantasy it is Crime Thrillers. I love detective novels, I love mysteries and I absolutely love conspiracies, spies and fast paced thrillers. I have always wanted to write a similarly fast paced story but I always got caught up in the details: how does law and…

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  • Starting from zero

    Starting from zero

    It had been a fortnight since Radha had lost his best friends. He couldn’t really blame Mayur for not wanting to be his friend – he would probably have done the same thing had he been in his position – but that did not stop him from regretting how things had turned out.

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