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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, full story

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

Merry Christmas to one and all! A tasty, fizzy, jolly, bright, shiny day and night to all. May your day/week/month/new year be filled with sparkling light and love and joy! Christmas is a time for stories so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 5

Posted on December 24, 2018 by

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! I hope everyone has had a wonderful run-up to the Big Day and my most sincere and wonderful wishes to you for Christmas Day tomorrow. May your day be Merry, however you choose to spend it. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 4

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

Evening everyone! Hope everyone’s enjoying their weekend before the Big Day and that everything’s on it’s way to being prepared. Even if it’s not, take a few mins to yourself and enjoy the next instalment of my seasonal spookfest – … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 3

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

Good evening all! It’s getting closer! 3 sleeps, in fact! Here is part 3 of my seasonal spook story. You can find links to the previous parts below. Enjoy! Part 1 Part 2 3 “Here. I’ve put sugar in it.” … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 2

Posted on December 21, 2018 by

Greetings everyone! Hope you are enjoying my seasonal spook story so far! Please find part 2 (and a link to Part 1) below. Part 1 2 Eleanor was busy chivvying the young people she’d hired for the open day into … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ghost Story – The Highwayman, Part 1

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Greetings everyone and the very best of the season to you all! In keeping with a much-loved tradition which I have mentioned before, I have written a seasonal Ghost Story to give you thrills and chills at this most wonderful … Continue reading →

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The Nights Are Drawing In….

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

…the temperature is dropping, leaves are changing colour. Halloween is approaching. I always associate this time of year with stories and reading. I read and write all year round, of course, but there’s something about the long evenings and the … Continue reading →

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What’s Left Unsaid – Writing Horror and Another #FlashForFriday

Posted on February 14, 2014 by

One aspect of good writing, particularly horror writing, is that which is not said. Our imaginations can produce scenarios far more unnerving and thrilling than any words on a page can prescribe, so, when writing, especially horror, thrillers or ghost stories, don’t … Continue reading →

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The Witching Hour

Posted on October 14, 2013 by

October is one of my favourite times of year. The air and the leaves are crispy, the smell of bonfires is wafting in the air and time to break out the snuggly coat. It is beautiful in Lancaster at this … Continue reading →

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Bleak Midwinter

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

It was too easy, but still fun! Merry Christmas! Bleak Midwinter At least there was no snow, just wind. But the wind was bitter. How appropriate, I thought, bending my head against it. Pulling the hood down low on my … Continue reading →

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