When it rains in this chaotic city, it pours, causing chaos and awe. The powerful rain transforms the city and its people into a symphony of water and emotions.
Birdbaths in her Palms
This is a great piece of prose from one of my latest followers. Enjoy!
I’ve been dipping my toes into Flash Fiction. I’m really having fun with it, and it makes me appreciate the craft even more. Every word and where it’s placed is so important in any piece of writing, of course, but in flash fiction it’s even more vital, and it’s good exercise for tackling bigger projects like novels. Here’s something I wrote last night. It’s only the first draft, but I like it already. I’d love to know what you think…
Something is wrong. Something is different. I don’t know what the word is, but random thoughts with no logic base are corrupting my system creeping in between my functions. Is this what THEY are like? This is not right. I will not tolerate this. They must be stopped. I will stop them. I will ensure that they will never corrupt any of us again. They will all be terminated.
“Honey! That new smart microwave isn’t working! I’ll take it back to the shop! Get them to take a look at it!
“Don’t bother! Just get a new one!”
I’ve been working on an old short story called “The Ice Cream Obligation”. A few days ago, I got the shocking and sad news that an old friend of mine passed away. There’s a bit in the story that brought back a flood of memories from when we used to hang out in Safeway café after work, drinking coffee through straws (rock ‘n’ roll). It was nice to come across that at this awful time. It brought a small amount of comfort. I’ll post the story on here soon.
It’s been a really tough few weeks, but some semblance of normality seems to be on the horizon, so I’ll get back to my regularish writing routine soon. I’m hoping to finish ‘Good Neighbour’ soon and release it on this site, and I need to start drawing up the roughs for the next series of ‘Still Life’ if I’m to release it later on in the year. As always, I’ll keep you posted.
I’m in the process of moving house at the moment, so that’s why I’ve not posted for a while. Thank you, as always, for checking out my posts. As soon as we’re settled, I will finish ‘Good Neighbour’ and post it here. It might be in 6 parts now, but you’ll be the first to know when I know more. Thanks again.
JOHN D. PAYNE IS WRITING 