Share Your World week 39

A class you wish you would have taken? There are many, but certainly at secondary school I wish I could have taken GCSEs in Physics, Biology and Chemistry as opposed to the standard double award. In College I was I had stuck with doing IT but it bored the pants off of me. Car Mechanics …

Daily Prompt: Unfinished

It is fair to say I have a metaphorical sock draw full of unfinished ideas; things I abandoned for a multitude of reasons including time, inclination, forgetting or some ideas not coming up to scratch. I've revisited a few recently, namely Night on the Town which I had written a lot more of then I thought …

Night on the Town

This is an extract from a screenplay I wrote as a possible pilot episode about a down on her luck former spy turned private eye. I outlined two potential pilots with the idea that either could be shown first. The general premise was created by myself and Neil Howard and indeed my partially completed script …

Some writer muses on Ticket

I originally started writing it in a B and B in London during a cold winter. The pub is loosely based on the Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire. The roof skylight was in the room and the view from the window was of a fort ruin rather than a railway station. Terry the Landlord is based …

Daily Prompt: Panic

Those of us Brits whose childhood was mostly in the 1980s and were owners of the old 8 bit computers such as the ZX Spectrum, the Amstrad and the good old Commodore 64, will no doubt be very aware of this little fellow. The those of you  unfamiliar with Dizzy I suggest you tootle across …

Dr Webster returns…

Once again, thoughts, feedback and what not are much appreciated. A Single Ticket to Infinity By Michael Storm Chapter Three The Man with Two Shadows Sara looked at Dr Webster in a mix of bemusement and admiration, he was very determined to see that this affair go through toward justice but equally why bother with …

Daily Prompt: Silence

via Daily Prompt: Silence Not my usual musical fayre but https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4 You may have noticed a bout of silence from the sentimental Sandman. Truth is my muse has decided to have a snooze. The prompts haven't really inspired me and my everyday affairs are rather uninspiring so I have been quite quiet. Yinglan will be …

The Stylings of Silver

Would I say I am a stylish man? In a word no. This is a paraphrased exchange between me and a potential employer. Employer: How would you describe your dress and style? Me: Vulgar Employer: Ah you're a simple straight forward man. Me: No I'm cunning and devious.   Now I do know , or …

Share Your World Week 38

Are you a hugger or a non-hugger?  I am a bit of a hugger but tend more to an arm around the shoulder person or the friendly paternal hand on the shoulder. What is your least favourite Candy? Candy- that's American for Sweets and Chocolate isn't it? I will admit that my sweet tooth, like …

Sting’s Maximus Opus

Fragile One of my favourite compositions is Fragile by Gordon Sumner who was the lead of the pop group the Police. A little known fact is that Gordon Sumner, or Sting as he is better known, was something of a jazz fan, which only really shows in his own recordings is English Man in New …