My Stories

The Church Mouse

Based on a true story… The Landlord and Landlady were busy today. Pulling out the furniture…
6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (vol. I)

If you’ve been following this site for a while, you will perhaps remember that I have…
3 Ways to Ignite the Imagination

Now, as we all know, turning on a car’s ignition doesn’t immediately take you where you…
6 More Six-Word Stories

If you’ve been following Penstricken since it started in 2015, you may recall that on one…
A Personal Tale of Directing The Reader’s Support

So I decided that my nation had lost a war and was forced to make hefty…
Suspense: A Deliberately Awful Story

Today’s short story came about as a result of a random creatively prompt provided to me…
A Fanciful Tale of Heroes and Call Centres

It’s been a while since I posted one of my own humble stories, so I’ve quickly…
Ideas from the Everyday

Not everything you write needs to be published. Therefore, it’s okay to write rubbish. For example,…
Learning From Rejection

The reason I have decided to post just one more of my own stories this year…
6 Six-Word Stories

So this week I’ve challenged myself to write six six-word stories using Thinkamingo’s Story Dice as…