A short story in the 'Shipping Forecast' series.An alluring message from afar leads Qi'tik and her kin to an encounter with a strange being offering unimagined riches. But not all in the great Nam'bia pod-shoal believe the journey to the northern brine is the opportunity it seems, and Qi'tik begins to suspect mortal peril lurks in unfamiliar places.Cover made by the author using AI generated art by www.wombo.art…
A Novella.It is New Year's Eve, and the world is getting ready to celebrate. But this year, as midnight comes, so does an inexplicably terrifying fate. In a desperate attempt to survive, a group of strangers, brought together by luck and chance, flee westwards in a race against time - and midnight is not far behind.…
Three hundred years after the fall, the known world is beginning to regain a semblance of order, with the sword the ultimate power once more. But not everything of old was lost, and there are some that will exert deadly effort to obtain what was left behind. Orphaned, plague-marked and mistrusted by the community he lives in, a boy must come to terms with the fact that he is different from everyone else, but is soon the focus of unwelcome and deadly attention.Separated from her father, a young girl has to learn to survive in a foreign land haunted by tribes of ghosts and roving bands of piratical thralls to a sadistic King.A watcher keeps lonely vigil from within a fortress that has been under siege for hundreds of years, while a soldier dies for the twenty-third time, and dies again while wondering if he is going mad. First started in 2015, this story is at 50k+ words, but was removed when a plotting hiccup was encountered. I now intend to split it into three parts, and this is the complete Part 1. Part 2 will begin once I've finished editing another work... Please vote and comment, as your input will help shape the story. Enjoy!…
A collection of short stories based on the Shipping Forecast regions around the United Kingdom. Some factual, some mystical, some sad and some amusing, I will be adding to this collection over time. These stories are currently on Wattpad as stand alone stories, but I have decided they, and the stories that follow, will be better placed in a single work.…
A midwinter's storm, sailors deathly plight and the efforts of fellow man to save life in the face of adversity. Based on true events. Tyne forms part of the Shipping Forecast collection of short stories, of which another two, 'Biscay' and 'Irish Sea' are on Wattpad, with more to follow.…
The first in a series of sea-themed short stories. A man returns to the place where forty years before his life was suddenly changed with devastating consequences. He hopes to find peace at last. However, the sea is not finished with him yet...…
This work forms part of the Shipping Forecast short stories I am writing - a short story based on each of the UK's shipping forecast sea areas. Other stories in the series can be found on my profile. This particular story falls in line with the month in which it has been written - October - and therefore has it's focus on a particular genre - horror.Fans of Max Brook's World War Z will recognise this for what it is - a fan-fiction, of sorts, fitting within the universe of that fantastic work.…
A story of misadventure. Charles Wilmore, bored, a little down on his luck and with plenty of time to spare, is tempted to take passage on a sailing trip across the North Sea. Unfortunately for Charles, the roguish ways of his acquaintance who owns the yacht begin to catch up with them as they reach the Thames, and events take a decidedly uncomfortable turn for the worse.Part of the Shipping Forecast short story collection by @tristam_james on Wattpad.…
A short drama portraying the delicacy of life in wartime.My second short story based around the Shipping Forecast areas. Others are available as individual works; Tyne and Biscay. Subsequent stories in the series will be published in a collection of works called 'The Shipping Forecast', available on my profile.…
Aveline Flower is dead. And then, unexpectedly, life gets interesting. Finding out you are not the person you thought you were is one thing, having the Devil himself tell you that is another. Recruited to undertake a mission that she is woefully unprepared for, Aveline sets out to deal with the bringers of the Apocalypse, and along the way take on the most powerful of un-mortal beings - the Fifth Horseman that no-one ever knew existed. Accompanied by a faithful fiend and an urgent need for a sword, Aveline sets out on her first adventure as the saviour of mankind!…
Summer, 1936. 14 year old Alex Dixon's life is one of idyllic adventure. His father owns a small aviation consultancy and the seasons air race events are getting under way. In a few years Alex hopes to be part of it all, flying his own machine against the great pilots of the world.In Europe, however, the storm-clouds of war are growing, and although no-one knows it yet, Britain will soon be pulled into the turmoil of the Second World War.For some, that titanic clash between nations will begin much earlier than anyone could have expected. Kidnap, treason and mortal peril descend suddenly upon Alex's life, and only his courage and wits will help him find his missing father, save his family, and uncover a plot to weaken Britain before the start of the next World War.First in the series of 'V for Victory' stories.…
It's EU referendum time on 23rd June. Many are confused about which way to vote. In, or out? This nonsense won't help much, but won't leave anyone any more confused either.With apologies and thanks to Lewis Carroll.…
Once upon a time a Wattpad Sci-Fi Profile Competition Entry... Since edited and re-written to correct some continuity and story-line errors. Enjoy!A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...The Kessel Run; a notoriously risky route to a fast profit. The Empire sees it as a danger to security - a rat-run used by the burgeoning Rebel Alliance - and sends a Star Destroyer to protect its interests in the outer rim territory. If their intelligence is correct, the deployment of this particular Star Destroyer might just present an opportunity to the Alliance. One that, if successful, may provide a lead to a whispered threat growing in the Empire. A ship is dispatched to make the Kessel Run, but this ship has no intention of making it clear to the other end... https://www.wattpad.com/405268120-scifi-competitions-and-challenges-the-kessel-run-a All factual and timeline errors are my own.…
Short Story for the #SciFriday contest. This one taking the title of a film as the title of a Sci-Fi story. You will not find a clownfish in here...…
Short Story originally entered for a #SciFriday contest. I have edited and expanded it to make it more in line with what I wanted it to be! An encounter with a Voyager probe results in an accident prone visit by inept aliens.…
Entry for the SciFriday competition no. 8 - the Duoabble. 200 words, no more, no less.See the rules at: http://www.wattpad.com/82374039-scifi-competitions-challenge-8-the-duoabble…