Tag Archives: short stories

The Door ….Chapter 23, the Final Chapter.

Posted on February 8, 2021 by rosiewrites2

For the moment, the light from Erebus was holding the Trolls at bay, but I knew this wouldn’t last forever. Erebus only glowed during a lilac moon. “Gather your weapons! We must leave this place immediately!” I screamed. Everyone jumped … Continue reading →

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The Door Chapter Nine

Posted on July 1, 2020 by rosiewrites2

L CHAPTER NINE And so began the trip down to Panama.  Although it was around 1000 miles by sailing ship, I knew this magic vessel would make short work of that.  I was worried about hurricanes, as I remembered watching … Continue reading →

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The Door (Part Five)

Posted on June 10, 2020 by rosiewrites2

Part Five I awoke two hours later, the herby aroma of vegetable stew filling my nostrils.  The rough wooden table had been set with rather basic cutlery and huge stoneware bowls, full of stew had been placed  at each place-setting.  … Continue reading →

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The Door ….. (Part Two)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by rosiewrites2

I rather apprehensively opened the door. At first it resisted my efforts and I pulled and pushed to no avail. But, suddenly it swung open and I gasped in amazement. I guess I had half expected; no, totally expected, another … Continue reading →

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The Door

Posted on May 28, 2020 by rosiewrites2

This week, Marian posted a visual prompt for the WRITE-ON group.  Well, the picture evoked all sorts of ideas and appeared to be ideal inspiration for a short story. However, brevity is not my forte and I had written five … Continue reading →

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A Job Down Crawley Way

Posted on May 11, 2020 by rosiewrites2

  A JOB DOWN CRAWLEY WAY   The way Fred tells it, makes it sound very weird. Always likes to turn everything into a drama. But that’s Fred, flinging ‘is arms around, with such gusto that a windmill looks inactive … Continue reading →

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Butterflies or Apocalypse Now ?

Posted on May 1, 2020 by rosiewrites2

  After all the rush and kerfuffle of NaPoWriMo, I am now settled in a much calmer frame of mind. Now I can have whole days where I don’t have to think of writing anything. Well, as you may know, … Continue reading →

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Write-On ‘Flight’

Posted on April 30, 2020 by rosiewrites2

I was honoured to be invited to join a new group for writers, poets, or people who just like to read new stuff. The group officially begins tomorrow and will be known as  ‘WRITE-ON’ The administrator, Marian, posted a visual … Continue reading →

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A Modern Fairytale

Posted on November 25, 2016 by rosiewrites2

  When I used to take part in the Countdown Word Game, I played along with a few other bloggers.  One week, Matt, the inventor of the game, imposed a theme for our stories.  The theme was ‘Fairy Tales’ and … Continue reading →

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A Tale For Hallowe’en

Posted on October 31, 2016 by rosiewrites2

    Today is All Hallows Eve, a time of witches and ghouls and all manner of strange happenings. Blog pages will be full of scary stories and ghastly doings, all designed to scare the life out of you.   So, … Continue reading →

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