I was a good teacher you know. Once. Back in the day. Back when teaching meant something, when there was respect for teachers. Not like today. I wouldn't want to be a teacher these days. Too much interactive gadgetry for my tastes. And the paperwork. Christ on a cracker, the paperwork is demoralising as hell. …
Category: Writing
Arcane Insane – Part 1
1. The Jibba-Jabba It was a dark and gloomy night in Arcane Town. Werewolves howled at the moonlight, vampires snarled at the werewolves and the zombies moaned at everyone. Only the insane walked the streets after sunset and only the sane locked their doors and hoped the sunrise would come again. Janey Thomas gazed at …
Meet my Dad – The Chief!
If I remember correctly there was an Action Man figure in my Dad's study, sat on a shelf, wearing nothing but his plastic underwear and one commando boot. If you pulled the string on the Action Man's back he would give commands like: "Prepare to repel invaders!" or "I'm going in!" I'm not sure how …
Writing Challenge: Blue Smoke
My name is Timmy Reynolds and i am age 6. mum gave me a diery so i could write my thougts in it every day. she says i am clever for my age. teachers at school dont like me. miss Gregs says i am a buzy body and a no it all. but miss Foster …
God & His Marketing Team
On Day 5, after God had created the animals of the Earth, He gathered together his marketing team and handed them the task of designing the next big thing - Mankind. He left them with a broad concept and one afternoon in which to come up with something better than the Great Monkey Failure. The …
Dave Farmer 