Chalkthesun Stories

The night in 1799 when Charles and Mary Lamb discovered GreenDay...

a man sits in a cafe nursing a beer, watching... short listed at Chalk the Sun short story competition 2012, woo hoo

a young man falls in love with a beautiful woman... This was one of the stories I submitted for my MA entrance portfolio, hoping that both love affairs thrive...

a mismatched group of survivors find themselves holed up in a blizzard bound palace, food runs low and wolves howl down the wind... This story came from a germ that turn...

Tatiana, daughter of the last Tsar creates a survival sum... a runner up in South Thames College short story competition, woo hoo

Audry takes a writing job in a remote house by the sea. When Audry arrives she begins to realise the job is not what she expected at all... This was also writen for Graz...

a young woman cons her way into the decaying house of a rich and decadent family... This was writen for Grazia magazine first chapter competition where writers are given...

a writer wakes up to find Dylan Thomas at the end of her bed... a published work at Chalk the Sun.

Lou finds a lonely rest stop on the spinifex highway...

sometimes however great the space career you just need a cup of tea...

a hot, bored man sweats in an airport portacabin, shite office, shite job, but his day is about to change...

This is a Southern Gothic tale about Waker's journey to herself. However, the author plans a rewrite to smooth out the edges for a novella or screen play. The controvers...

Lines has now evolved into a radio play, the next phase of the of the writing process will be to apply what the author has learned from John Truby's excellent book: The...

sometimes your worst nightmare really is your worst nightmare...

a frightened boy goes down into the maze...

a grieving woman visits a shrink with suprising results...

two fishermen in the San Francisco bay pull a very frightened convict out of the water...