During my time as a creative writing student, I was taught the building blocks of good writing and learnt how to write a short story with my eyes closed. Final year saw 3000 word stories with 2000 word commentaries. Now I love a short story, there's a skill and practice to it, but it doesn't … Continue reading What is discovery writing?
Category: Fiction
What is The Pretty Boat?
When I started writing under the handle of Jester's Bauble (the remnants of which form this blog), I set myself quite a few points: This was to post at least once a weekThese can vary between different types, from fiction, to poetry, to game designThey had to be around 2000-3000 words It was a fun … Continue reading What is The Pretty Boat?
Camille (The Pretty Boat)
“Do you love him?” “Yeah.” “Do you love him like you loved me?” “I never loved you.” The room had lost most of the details now. What she knew were photos and memories of a life once lived, had become flat colours, his face, a blur of pinks and shapes. “And you’re going to give this … Continue reading Camille (The Pretty Boat)
The Boy That Didn’t Want to be Saved
The boy said he didn’t want to be saved, that there was nothing to save him from. He was sat with his legs dangling over the edge of a bridge like every cliché. The water beneath wasn’t so far, a sprained ankle at best with the depth of the water. He said he didn’t want saving, … Continue reading The Boy That Didn’t Want to be Saved
The Girl Whose Skin Was Too Tight
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Car Radio
My lungs will fill and then deflate.Twenty One Pilots It was number 37, Red Brick Lane, no other. The man sat in his car and listened to a car radio, noises made of voices playing through, too excited for this time in the morning, too early for him to be sitting in his car, lights … Continue reading Car Radio
Breathing Space
Based on a piece written for a written in my first year of university for my Writing for Radio module. The title, a small, cruel joke. SCENE 1 SFX INTERIOR, CHURCH. A FUNERAL DIRGE PLAYING AND COMING TO AN END Vicar: And now for a final word from Natalie. SFX FOOTSTEPS, HEELS ON STONE THEN … Continue reading Breathing Space
Timothy (The Pretty Boat)
He didn’t want to be the sickly kid. It was the term he knew they used when he wasn’t around, when he couldn’t quite make it into school. He didn’t want their jeers; he didn’t want their deepest sympathies. He watched some of the kids walking by the first-floor window, loud in the cold sunlight, … Continue reading Timothy (The Pretty Boat)
The Boys – The Pretty Boat
The boys descended upon the plane, the outskirts of scrubland that surrounded the village and covered the planet. Seven of them, the seven sons, but not Tim; Tim wasn’t a proper boy. They had packed their bags; some setting pillows up under duvets and climbing out of windows, others sneaking food from their own stashes … Continue reading The Boys – The Pretty Boat
Mr T. Curning – The Pretty Boat
The Mayor was pacing his office. Each step measured to fit the space, three and half widths, and each creak fitting into a practiced pattern. Outside, the staff sitting at their desks knew the sounds as Curning Steps. The rhythm of his thinking put out in almost four/four timing. They found that their keystrokes and sometimes the … Continue reading Mr T. Curning – The Pretty Boat
AF Cowlin 