Bryan Hallett
Bio
As prime suspect at a murder mystery company, I spend most of my writing time dreaming up interactive murder mysteries - but every now and then, another nugget of creativity shines forth and I love to share these where possible.
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High Anxiety
I used to love the English composition challenges at school – you were given an opening sentence or two, and had to use these as a springboard for your own composition. The trick, supposedly, was to come up with something original, so that your work stood apart from that of the others, making any bored examiner sit up and take notice. You know the sort of thing; if the title were “A Summer's Day” you should avoid any seasonal mentions and instead plump for something about the life of an accountant. This story came following my son being assigned the opening line, “Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk.” The next line pretty much wrote itself and set the tone for the rest of the piece.
By Bryan Hallett5 years ago in Fiction
