In the following brief story the ‘hidden element’ is the Back Story. The challenge is to introduce this element unobtrusively. The picture here? Look carefully. Within it is a camouflaged NZ native frog. That illustrates what can be hidden in a plot. Of course more than Back Story is introduced unobtrusively by a crafty writer. […]
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Mandy was impressed at how comfortable the boy had become in the presence of the tribal elder. The man who had seemed so fierce and ready to attack on a whim no longer showed his filed teeth in an angry grimace when Ian approached, but instead revealed them in a wide smile. Mandy didn’t like […]
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. Easy read for a rainy hour. Just published as an e-book on AMAZON. It was inspired by a person who was adamant that mermaids existed. I asked myself in that case why has no one ever seen one. I answered my question in this little work. Well, enough to satisfy my question anyway. I […]
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‘It’s where it has to be,’ she told me decisively. ‘But that’s what I came over for. Don’t you want me to make your lounge more practical for you – now you’re on your own.’ ‘No,’ she said. ‘Not that piece. He was going to move it you see.’ Her lip trembled. Her son had […]
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