NOTE: The MEGASAGA COMPETITION is FREE to ENTER Some people have been contacted by somebody calling themselves ‘Europa Press’ or similar, asking for money. IT IS A SCAM DO NOT PAY Please inform me of any attempt to charge you…
JUDGES ANNOUNCED I’M happy to report that this year two well-loved writers will be joining the Panel. They are Laura Sebastian, author of the wonderful Ash Princess series – her website is here https://laurasebastianwrites.com, and Joie Davidow, singer and author,…
£100 for a 100 word story! THE COMPETITION WELCOME BACK to our annal MEGASAGA competition. Once again I am offering a PRIZE of £100 for over 18s, £50 for under 18s for the very best short story, and I mean…
675th of XZblishl year 222561Deep Secret (But Not For Long) 1.1 Introduction Oh hail GREAT SKONG, CEO OF THE Aldeberanian Empire of planets! what a joyful day! It would seem that at last our agents have achieved our 1,000,000-year objective: the…
I know it’s long past the Xmas season, and I also know many of you did not enjoy it as much as in those halcyon pre-2020 days. But here to cheer you up is a story by the wonderful BEULAH…
Forugh Farrokhzad was a magnificent, awesomely talented Iranian poet who died at the age of 32 in 1967. She deserves to be remembered, celebrated and above all, read worldwide. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forugh_Farrokhzad In her style, this is my tribute to her, As…
Two stories on the topic of LOVE …because LOVE is all that stands between us and them. Between the Devil and the deep blue meanies. Because Lil’ Hipsy said she wanted to write something about Love, and I said, crazy!…
The CABINET hath been RESHUFFLE! In their crystal maze of glass and brass The ruling class sit on our ass And giggling make their silly rules For proles and other silly fools To carp and caw in rank dismay As…
Covidation! Yesterday I was almost overwhelmed by waves, bouts, earthquakes of nausea. Rising from my sofa was as easy as standing on tiptoe and touching each corner of my ceiling with my bottom simultaneously would be. As I am not…
