One-Ten trundled around the office impatiently, how much longer were they going to be. She clicked the intercom on her chair, "Miss Lime is there any message from Arthur or Julia?" "Sorry ma'am, not a sque.... Scratch that. They have just arrived." "Send them through at one," One-Ten barked. A moment later the door opened … Continue reading Double or Quit
Liz showed the piece of paper to Dr Webster, "do you suppose it is genuine?" He studied the note, "well the penmanship suggested it was written in a hurry or under duress." He handed it back to her and scratched his chin thoughtfully. "It was slipped in with my morning correspondence," said Liz. "Perhaps it … Continue reading Morning Mail
"Who'd have thought 15 years ago we'd be sitting in a flash hotel for a champagne and Cavair breakfast," mused Jac. "Yes, 15 years ago we barely had a pot to piss in," countered Robyn hoping that this conversation wouldn't descend into version of the Four Yorkshire Men sketch. Jac took a sip from her … Continue reading 3TC: The Spirit of Django
The Ruby sat on display in the case as a centre piece to the exhibition drawing attention to itself like a crimson lighthouse. An overweight American tourist was noisely chomping on a tray of cheese covered Tortilla chips and showering the exhibit with a dusting of crumbs. Gervase walked purposefully around the exhibition, his cane … Continue reading 3TC/Genre Challenge: The St. Bartholomew Caper
Lady Midnight looked around tge decorated hall and smiled, young Krissy had a splendid job of kitting the place out for Halloween. Wisely she had choosen an Adams Family theme for her costume, she looked sadly at Geoffrey's vacant seat- he would have made an excellent Gomez. Krissy arrived, not yet in costume and studying … Continue reading FOWC: Before the Party
Ibbotson was out of breath and his joints aching, despite the daily morning run he was struggling with the race. All the boys from his house were cheering him on and although he knew he shouldn't he glanced behind him. Many of the boys were a long way behind, maybe he could afford to slow … Continue reading The House Always Wins
The power was out but the fires were still roaring, the hotel staff had responded to the situation well and were already on their way to the emergency generator and the Manager had gone to the radio room and was sending out distress calls. Obviously it was still a bit chaotic on the frequencies from … Continue reading RDP: In the Snow
I was nominated by Chris Hall for the Tell the Story Challenge, this is the picture I was given The rules: Write a story about the picture you’re given. Select 3 nominees. Give them a new picture. Say it with Flowers Katie and Jim were walking down the country lane very aware that they were … Continue reading Tell the Story Challenge #3
"Where did you find it?" asked the officer. "In a tidal pool, I was doing some beach combing and I noticed something sticking out of the seaweed," said the young lady. The officer examined the leather bound envelope and the writing across the front, was it Polish? Czech? No... Russian. "You must admit it is … Continue reading FOWC: Lost Property
Continuing the blackmail story, read the previous entry here The woman sat in her car and quickly pulled out her mobile and telephoned the boss, he was not going to like it. "Artemis here," she began, "he's resisting our sales technique. I think he is going to be a harder nut to crack than the … Continue reading Progression (mature content/ NSFW hidden images)
