Writing a complete story in 500 words sounds like a difficult task, there is so much that needs to be included. An introduction to set things up, the main body of the story and a finale – which in the case of a Halloween tale is bound to be a spooky twist. Yet, somehow, despite the restrictions, and despite it not being my typical genre, I managed to write two tales which I entered into my publisher’s annual Halloween Spooky Short Story competition. One of them is told in

Once again ,my publisher Cranthorpe Millner are running their annual spooky short story competition. This year they are asking for a spine-chilling, blood-curdling short story, not more than 500 words. See their Facebook or Instagram pages for details which, spookily, haven't materialised on their website yet. I decided to have a go, In fact I have put in two entries, though I think the one below is the better of the two. SPOOKY SHORT STORY FOR HALLOWEEN. ‘Graham! Graha

Imperfectly Innocent, the third instalment of the Tufton Street Saga was published on September 30 th . Did you notice? I suspect not,...

The story behind 'Imperfectly Innocent'. When I say ‘written backwards’ I don’t mean it in a literal sense, but ‘Imperfectly Innocent’,...