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Deal with the Devil. Content Warning.
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. "So it begins," Alastair said, laying his top hat on the hallway table of his palatial home. He had just come from a wonderful luncheon and was full of the rewards of a comfortable life.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Tour Bus. Content Warning.
"And so, you'll notice on your right, Loch Nagar where the two clans of the McKenzies and the McDougalls fought a bloody battle on its shores in the 1300s. No monsters though! It's rumoured certain times of the year you can hear the battle...holy shit! What the fuck is that? It's like a giant wave! Is that water? Pete, what is that? Shit! It's going to hit us! Fuck! What can we do? Okay, those of you on the top deck, I don't want you to panic but you need to move. Now! And people here, close the windows! NOW!"
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
The Quiet Barber -the Microfiction
He didn't like to talk to his customers. It wasn't because he had nothing to say: he had a great interest in people and he had a life that was full; anecdotal and at times, crazy. He could regale his customers animatedly if he chose to, like a lauded entertainer and they would laugh, wide-eyed, at his witty, well-delivered tales.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
Rachel Reviews: In Doubtful Taste by Don Behrend
Sometimes, it is good to read poetry that is really about having fun whether that's with form, theme or content. Roald Dahl and Spike Milligan were two famous proponents of verse to amuse and in more recent times, Roger McGough and Brian Bilston have also composed works which are playful and use language and the versatility (pun intended) that the poetic form presents to have a little fun.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in BookClub
The Old Soldier. Top Story - September 2024.
Sheena headed to the archives to research a discovery she'd made while constructing her family tree. An ancestor; a soldier. Accolades for bravery given but he'd mysteriously disappeared with no record of him anywhere.
By Rachel Deemingabout a year ago in Fiction
