I self published my 1st ever children's rhyming picture book in November & I'm buzzing 2 write & publish more. I have started & want to finish writing 1 literary fiction/upmarket fiction/coming of age/adventure book along the lines of the hobbit + more pic books 2 help kids navigate life 🙏 #writecbc

Thank you so much for the shout-out 💕 And many congrats to the winner!

"More guests, how wonderful!" Sonya said, wiping her flour dusted sweaty forhead.
"It's just ten more people, I'm sure we'll manage." Her husband winked as he left & shut the front door behind him.
Sonya fell to the floor, her every joint on fire. She planned through tears to keep smiling. #WriteCBC

The sky was brown. The bridge wind cold. Solemn steps taken under the shine of the silvered bottle cap were interrupted by a familiar stench blown through my chest. Rogue shadows sprouted from beneath me. I ran, quickening with each step. But the silhouette of a hand never left my side. #Writecbc

Cleaning nan's things revealed a hidden compartment in her grey marble drawer. Searching for a glamorous keepsake, I found a bland journal instead. A coffee-stained napkin poked out. Curious, I flipped through the pages... empty, until I got to it - a bloody napkin. I threw it back & ran. #WriteCBC

I made this with the hopes that it might help someone somewhere 🙏

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Sirens cry in the distance. Cameras click-clack. Broken shards of glass sit in fractals, repeating patterns precisely laid on the floor. Their ragged edges catch the moonlight. Something precious was taken, replaced by a masterpiece. They say museum robberies are easy, but im not so sure.
#WriteCBC

"What's she doing?"
"Don't touch those!" I shouted over the Poirot-lookalike's shoulder.
"Don't mind Ma Chérie, we just moved in next door & will need you to change your fence, it's burning through our aesthetic, and those bushes will need to go too, and..."
"My petunias," I whimpered.
#WriteCBC

Dad was supposed to be dead. Gone in an accident shortly after my birth. I knew his face from photos but peeking through my curtain was the most vivid imagery of this man my mum had supposedly laid to rest. I sharply slid to my knees, back against the wall. He was coming - suitcase, body & all!

The cotton covers swamped in around me. Her tentacle-like locks, thick & black, pulled the light from my eyes, slowly dimming till cavernous. In her warmth, I shivered. Her rotten breath puffed louder till my soul tore away from its host, redemption for past sins I could no longer conceal. #writecbc

Rain poured grievingly. Hearing it, I stood in protest with the clouds. He ignored my stiff lips and stature and gripped my arm like a winning claw machine. Ramen, fish sticks and an array of grilling meats were drenched in temptation. But I couldn't...My body had been snatched from me. #writecbc