Storytime
Scribblers – A Space to Write
Calling all writers; unpublished or published but with something to work on. Sometimes all you need is that accountability. Scribblers – A Space to Write gives you the space and time to develop your writing. We meet at 7.30 pm … Read More
Fiction for Fun
Fiction for fun Is a celebration of fiction for local published and unpublished authors including creative writing groups and we would love you to join us. We will be at the Grosvenor Arms Hotel, Shaftesbury March 22-25 2023 enjoying a … Read More
Bus Fare – by Rik Londsdale
The old minibus rattled slowly along stopping at every village and hamlet in the valley. It took an interminable two and a half hours to make the journey from the head of the valley to the terminus in the small … Read More
Water Bottles – Rik Lonsdale
A huge thanks to local writer Rik Lonsdale for sending us this topical and timely story for the web even though we cannot publish this in the magazine. Enjoy. I was out for a run, my daily exercise, and I’d … Read More
The Performance by Rik Lonsdale
Such was the demand for the best seats that people began arriving half an hour before the performance was to start. They queued in the dark and the rain before the doors opened. The auditorium was full of hustle and … Read More
Lads and Dad Week by Rik Lonsdale
It sounded like a good idea. A week away with my two sons, ten and twelve, all blokes together, give Abigail a break. It would also drag the two of them away from the obsession that’s occupied most of their … Read More
