Dogs
What would we do without man’s best friend, the dog? Some might say get a cat. There is a difference and dog lovers will say dogs are definitely far more loyal than their feline...
Tagged: Woken
Short Story Preview: Woken – Sue Hampton
No one saw it coming, apparently. Even Taylor didn’t, not in any 3D sense. Like a dream, the idea held no sequence or shape. It was a Monday in January, which didn’t stop the...
Short Story Preview: On Track – Sue Hampton
Frances couldn’t keep up with him, which was disconcerting. And watching his woven, Peruvian-style rucksack, which bumped softly against his back, made her shopping feel heavier. With his thick white beard he reminded her...
Short Story Preview: A Literary Figure – Sue Hampton
Accustomed as she was to shining academically, Georgia found submission a desolate business. Her art, craft, sweat and all-consuming commitment had, it seemed, merely generated a product – for a market in which talent...
Short Story Preview: Visiting Miss Lyon
When I signed up with Jill during Freshers’ Week, I’d just been singing The Family of Man. At that point I’d no idea the family included Miss Lyon. I was a child at eighteen,...
Short Story Preview: The Golden Baby – Sue Hampton
Maybe there was a time, long ago, when nothing surprised anyone, because no one expected the earth to explain its mysteries. Besides, everyone knew that of all its truths the deepest lay in stories....
Short Story Preview: The Minimalist – Sue Hampton
Geoff was a minimalist. He swore by it. No tricks, nothing arsy or flash. Never overdo it. Let the silence speak, keep the sentences short and simple and remember semi-colons are for show-offs. Having...
Short Story Preview: The Simla Palace – Sue Hampton
Norma and Brian had been to The Simla Palace for their last seven or eight anniversaries, including the Silver Wedding. That year Norma had been allowing herself to imagine Paris. He’d probably had Chicken...
Short Story Preview: Audition – Sue Hampton
It was just another job I wouldn’t land. I’d become quite settled at the pizza place and had expectations close to zero. “Yeah but you look the part, right?” said Mitch. “No point me...
Short Story Preview: Lost Boys – Sue Hampton
My name is Bea and I’ve just started a Creative Writing degree at university. For my first assignment, I had to write a piece exploring my own experience from the inside, and my subject...