Andrew Ferguson
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7 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing
Posted on April 30, 2021 Leave a Comment
I have scoured WordPress for the last few days, searching out some of the most useful, entertaining or insightful posts on the subject of story writing and have compiled them here for your enjoyment.
6 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing
Posted on April 13, 2021 1 Comment
I couldn’t think of anything clever to write this week, so I decided it was time for another exciting instalment of Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing, where I share other people’s clever fiction-related posts.
Flash Fiction: The Girl & The Car
Posted on April 7, 2021 Leave a Comment
As always what follows is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in the world, whether in print or online, nor do I expect or permit it to be. And so without further ado, I give you:
The Girl & The Car
by A. Ferguson
100 Word Story: Popping Off
Posted on March 19, 2021 Leave a Comment
It’s time I subjected you all to another one of my under-performing flash fictions I nevertheless believe in.
100 Word Story: The Secret of Sig. Pieroni’s Pizza
Posted on March 11, 2021 Leave a Comment
It occurred to me that a takeaway restaurant could make a lot of money if only the owner had exclusive and discreet access to a time machine, thus allowing him to deliver food promptly no matter how busy a night he was having. However, I neglected to actually show you the story that came about as a result of that plot bunny.
100 Word Story: Little Thieves Are Hanged
Posted on March 3, 2021 Leave a Comment
What follows here is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in the world, whether on print or online, nor do I expect it to be. And so, without further ado, I give you, LITTLE THIEVES ARE HANGED by. A Ferguson
Writing Six Word Stories
Posted on February 25, 2021 Leave a Comment
If you’ve been following Penstricken for any length of time, you’ll know that I appreciate the delicate art of the six word story (don’t worry though, today’s post isn’t going to be another instalment of 6 Six Word Stories). When I first encountered this phenomenon several years ago, I wasn’t sure it was possible to cram any meaningful kind of narrative into so restrictive a word limit. Even if it could be done, I wasn’t convinced of its artistic or literary value.
I was wrong. And really, I should’ve known better. Ernest Hemingway’s(?) six word story about the death of a baby and the subsequent sale of his/her clothing proves that you can pack a mighty punch with very few words indeed. It’s no small task, however. Some of the traditional rules of writing need to be bent or artfully re-imagined to make it work.
Christmas Eve: A Short Story
Posted on December 25, 2020 Leave a Comment
It’s Christmas on Wednesday so that can only mean one thing: it’s time for a Christmas themed short story!
Throwback Thursday: Little Thieves Are Hanged
Posted on June 4, 2020 Leave a Comment
What follows here is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in the world, whether on print or online, nor do I expect it to be. And so, without further ado, I give you, LITTLE THIEVES ARE HANGED by. A Ferguson
Throwback Thursday: The Secret of Sig. Pieroni’s Pizza
Posted on January 30, 2020 Leave a Comment
It occurred to me that a takeaway restaurant could make a lot of money if only the owner had exclusive and discreet access to a time machine, thus allowing him to deliver food promptly no matter how busy a night he was having. However, I neglected to actually show you the story that came about as a result of that plot bunny.
Andrew Ferguson 