Unknown Diners

Unknown Diners

7,464 1,123 71

Reviewing restaurants is normally a safe pursuit, but Lorne and Catherine face torture and death when they try to unravel organised crime's infiltration of the fine dining scene. Their longstanding friendship deepens when they meet again seven months after she was widowed by murder. While they help each other work through their traumatic pasts, their passion and intimacy increase, and they're unaware of the mounting danger until it's almost too late. Their scramble to track down who is trying to kill them leads into the darker corners of the Internet, through a world of perversion and extreme body modification.…

A Wee Dram

A Wee Dram

63 20 1

Originally written for the WriteOn Weekend Write-In prompt themed "Macabre Menagerie" - 30 October to 1 November 2015. With no word limit, tell a story that includes at least three of these elements: Witchcraft, face paint, candy corn, ducks, a candle, a mirror, chanting, dread. This is a simple imaginary tale of a single malt distillery, all of it based on fact and tradition. For self-challenge, I've stuck to the 500 words. Cheers...…

A Stout Ticket

A Stout Ticket

127 27 1

This is a story from a picture prompt on @HistoricalFiction. In five hundred words tell a story about it. Two salty mariners get into a tale-spinning match in a tavern.…

To Cape Horn in Comfort and Style

To Cape Horn in Comfort and Style

95 16 1

This is a short story I wrote for the One Million Project.Young David finds a book on his grandfather's shelf, and he asks questions about it.…

Moving Aboard

Moving Aboard

72 12 1

Written for the Weekend WriteIn prompt "Moving Day" 17-19 February 2017. In 500 words, write a story where somebody moves away.Memories of moving aboard in preparation for sailing off for a few years. This was my fifty-fifth move in sixty-five years, and the story is an excerpt from my blog at the time.…

The Crush

The Crush

157 24 1

In 500 words, tell a story in which love is unrequited. Written or the WriteOn Weekend Write-In prompt "Unrequited", 12-14 February 2016. Young Catherine begins the maturing process.…