Monthly Archives: June 2013

Continue on!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Frank

Begone! Beware! Don’t stay! Don’t stare! Don’t look behind – a monster’s there! Turn around and he’ll eat you up Continue on and he wouldn’t dare!

Posted in Poem | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Fix your price and stand by it

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Frank

Chris the story reading ape has a post today talking about, amongst other things, ‘free days’ for books: Giveaway or Freebie days are great, lots of books downloaded or given away, then, when the book price returns, nothing moves and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments

spring

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Frank

spring erupts divine pink rose in a fragrant flow dew drops glistening

Posted in Poem | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Succulent lips

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Frank

There was a young lady from Reims Who was partial to freshly made cream Her succulent lips Between womanly hips Could induce a delectable stream or, equivalently, etc. But enough of this nonsense…

Posted in Poem | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Doing three at a time

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Frank

There was a young lady called Jen Who could never have too many men Doing three at a time She could satisfy nine And complain there was no Number 10. or, equally, you could have: There was a young fellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Poem | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Devilish Rogues

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Frank

Michael Brookes has started a monthly flash fiction competition on his blog (The Cult Of Me) where a new image is selected each month. It’s good fun – if you want to have a go, here is the July competition. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Black Narcissus

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Frank

Something from twelve years ago… I catch sight of her as she emerges from the shower and pause to admire her lean coffee-coloured curves. She is the very essence of vigour, has the grace of a woman who knows herself … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Her eyes followed his gaze around the room

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Frank

A while back, Kristen Lamb posted 5 Red Flags Your Story Needs Revision. I have a lot of respect for her advice, even if I’m not very good at taking it. There’s one thing here that she says that’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged , | Leave a comment

What is a man?

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Frank

“But what,” she asked, in evident perplexity, “what is a man?” I must have read John Wyndham’s Consider Her Ways in my early teens. I went through a definite phase of reading every Wyndham book I could get hold of, … Continue reading →

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

A World Without Men

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Frank

AlexKellyOC today mentioned the idea of a world without men, and that scientists are working to make it possible. It’s an interesting subject. In 2011, Prof. Karim Nayernia at Newcastle University succeeded in creating ‘primitive sperm cells with female embryonic … Continue reading →

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments