by Karen J Mossman I don’t really know whether I believe in ghosts. I’ve never had an encounter, nor do I want one. I’m open-minded and believe that others have seen them and they believe. The one thing I do know is that I love to write about them. With this book, I had suchContinue reading “Pictures telling Stories, The Ghost on the Stairs”
Category Archives: Stories
The Little Red Book
by Karen J Mossman I was in Asda looking for something when my eyes fell on a little red book. It was wrapped in cellophane with a strip of black card that said – George £3. Medium Free Writer. For Notes, Research, and Inspirations. There is something about a blank page, fresh and new. IContinue reading “The Little Red Book”
Songs Take You to The Past to Relive Again
The Tams – Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me played on the radio this morning and it took me back to 1972 and a boy called Steve Crane. He was one of those cool guys that people looked up to and knew very little about. He was too old for me at 17. He lived threeContinue reading “Songs Take You to The Past to Relive Again”
Duh!
2009 How I wish I could go back to 2009 and visit my mum, who died the following year. My diary says: ‘Yesterday I was on my way to visit my mum, who lives 15 miles away and also to see my new nephew. So in preparation, I went to Asda and bought some thingsContinue reading “Duh!”
Friday Flash Fiction 555 – Phone Call
Originally posted on Times and Tides of a Beachwriter:
Doris danced round the kitchen, her mood lifted. What was this music, that composer who died young, they played it at that concert they went to… Thank goodness for the radio to ease the monotony of kitchen chores. She was having a big tidy up, making…
Slop Buckets
By Karen J Mossman Originally written in 2009 from a now-defunct blog. I read in the Daily Mail how the government will issue everyone with a slop bucket for collecting foodstuff that is normally thrown in the bin. What a load of tosh. (Says I in 2009. Food waste buckets is something we’ve had forContinue reading “Slop Buckets”
Pictures Telling Stories, Play the Game
by Karen J Mossman #picturestellingstories I love that pictures can tell stories, and this one is about my novelette Play the Game. At the time I was reading about a footballer and his new girlfriend and I wondered what she thought about going out with someone famous. Did she know him when they first met?Continue reading “Pictures Telling Stories, Play the Game”
A Bathroom Encounter
NyKaren J Mossman This is another old one I came across on the blogger website I used to have. There I was 9.15 am on a Sunday morning coming out of my bedroom at exactly the same time as my 23-year-old son. We were both heading for the same place. I’m only going to washContinue reading “A Bathroom Encounter”
Pictures Telling Stories, A Cry in the Night
by Karen J Mossman I enjoy sharing stories about the books I write about. A Cry in the Night stemmed from a dream I had many years ago. I wrote a quick story based on it, and as time went on, kept adding more until it became a novella. The first picture is a rockContinue reading “Pictures Telling Stories, A Cry in the Night”
Steps of a Killer
by Karen J Mossman The Adventures of Cassidy Newbold is a collection of short stories. This is the first story in the book. Hampstead Heath was beautiful in the early morning sunlight. The dew sparkling on the grass gives it a magical appeal. The ground was elevated and I could see the city below. PeopleContinue reading “Steps of a Killer”
