Prompt 3 - Write a story about a secret being kept or shared.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Prompt Responses: Author's Note: The last few days have been a lot of fun and also very busy, so many interesting post responses on my various social media platforms. Thanks to everyone taking part; your amazing micro-fiction... Continue Reading →
30 Days of Micro-Fiction – Prompt 2 Responses
Prompt 2 - Write a story from the perspective of something which cannot move.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Responses to Day 1 Prompt: Six Word Story: (6 words) "My siblings once stood beside me."DS Coremans, Facebook - #FoDiByLi Trees which stand on their own fascinate me. Life abundant where little else grows shows us... Continue Reading →
30 Days of Micro-Fiction – Prompt 1 Responses
Prompt 1 - Choose an article from a newspaper or magazine (online articles are fine) and use this as inspiration for a story.DS Coremans, Forever Distracted By Life Responses to Day 1 Prompt: Six Word Story: (6 words) "I am forever distracted by life."DS Coremans, Facebook - #FoDiByLi I felt like this was the perfect... Continue Reading →
Horrifying News
I have some terrifying news to share...I am published again. For the first time this year, and my first time with a published work of fiction I am incredibly excited to share the link to 'Hell in a Flash' an anthology collection of some of the most horrific and terrifying work to come out of... Continue Reading →
50 Words: November
I took part again, in The Scottish Book Trusts monthly 50 word flash-fiction competition. Alas, I still haven't won, but rest assured I will keep trying until I have won that mug which is offered as first prize. The following is my entry for November: A haze hovered above bodies, pressed together, writhing with frenetic... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: Coming Home
As part of my course, I have been developing my writing skills, in particular, we have been looking at short fiction. The following is my first attempt at crafting a piece of Horror flash-fiction capped at 500 words. Coming Home by D.S.Coremans Shock and surprise adorned the face of the dead man who lay in... Continue Reading →
Flash Fiction: The Unexpected Visitor
I recently entered a short fiction competition which is held every month. The challenge: to write a 50-word story based around a prompt. While I didn't win this one, I did come to learn that I had received a 'special mention' on the website. http://scottishbooktrust.com/reading/the-50-word-fiction-competition This is my entry: News of his arrival reached me... Continue Reading →
Never Play With Fire​
Sitting quietly outside the doorway he was invisible. Eyes the colour of earth, soaked with rain took in everything. Not the details of the room, nor the occupants; so enraptured in their conversation that the quiet boy went unnoticed, even as he shuffled closer to the door. Upon arrival, the visiting adults had gushed over... Continue Reading →
When I’m Beside You
His chest rose and fell in slow repetition. His skin was marble; it clung to his slender frame. Moonlight bathed him in a cold embrace. The light was eerie, yet made his every detail visible. He wore little. The blanket which had at first maintained his modesty, lay abandoned. Leaving his body exposed, save for... Continue Reading →