Ompwriter Stories

Short tales of the paranormal.

"You two become farmers? You must be kidding!" How little our friends really knew us. Sure, that's how life had been for the Secretary and the Building Supervisor... but those were the keywords - "had been". An opportunity had arisen to learn farming, working for a friend for 18 months on a 6,000 acre cropping and sheep farm he'd inherited... our 'apprenticeship'. Once our rural sojourn began, it continued until today on our small retirement farm. Here are the tales of our journey, filled with humour and pathos; joy and a few sorrows, too; and woven throughout, our absolute love for the land and the animals we have shared our lives with. Each chapter is a 'stand alone' providing a choice for a quick read 'on the move' - or a more leisurely and relaxed involvement with my words. Enjoyed this first book in my 'Old McLarsen had some Farms' series? Now there's 'everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask' about a decade of dairy-farming in South Australia in my second book - 'The Milky Way'. This first book is available in ebook format at Amazon, and through Smashwords and their outlets, and I have been pre-recording excerpts for local radio. These are to be broadcast soon and I will be able to share them on Soundcloud in far superior quality than my amateurish sampling there just now. I have also begun a couple of different kinds of memoirs - 'Just Moodling About... My Favourite Things', and another - 'Growing up in the Fifties' And - 'Wishful Thinker' - my first collection of short/short stories and anecdotes . My writing skills don't extend to the creation of deeply hidden allegories or metaphors. I like it this way and hope you understand my simplicity of choice. I welcome your thoughts on my stories. This way I can learn and write in the future, so please don't be afraid to express 'the good and the bad' (maybe not any 'ugly'). And please don't hesitate to share and/or vote to show your enjoyment.

Lisa was tired of waiting for their first baby to arrive. She couldn't stand any delays once the due date had passed.

Maria discovers a strange lump growing on her abdomen. A short tale of things beneath the skin.

Patricia is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the town where she had been a wife , and briefly, a mother. She is trying to recover lost memories around the trauma of losing her child, but instead sees a girl with her face. Strong emotions lead her to follow the girl and discover more about her past than she expects. This is my story for the One Million Project and I need help as it is the first time I have written suspense.

The OneMillionProject is proud to present its first Wattpad book club! Currently, it's for OMP members only, but we hope to expand upon the concept in the future. Stay tuned for more details. And feel free to participate in our monthly discussion questions. They are for everyone! For the book club, we are accepting all genres and story lengths at this time. If you are an OMP member and would like to contribute a title, please check out our Guidelines. Not quite ready to commit? Feel free to stop by, follow along, participate in our discussions, and please get in touch with us if your circumstances ever change. Enrollment will remain OPEN for the foreseeable future.

Forever Torn is the true and amazing story of two brothers and three generations of one family - a family torn apart by deaths, poverty, deceit and a promise made by a small boy to his Grandfather over 80 years ago. It is the story of one man who refused to acknowledge his past and his brother who remained bound to protect the secret, despite his own pain. If you have enjoyed fictional epics such as Blood Brothers and Kane and Abel, you will love Forever Torn, which unlike the aforementioned is based on a true and tragic story.

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You work hard all your life towards one goal, winning the Olympics. Then something happens. How would you feel? Written for the 23 Feb prompt "compete".

Miranda the absent-minded sleuth is taking a cruise to avoid anything related to solving mysteries, of any kind. But the forces just won't let her rest.

Another collection of short pieces, random thoughts and things that occurred to me in the middle of the night.

More of the Weekend Write-In.

More stories from the WriteOn Refugees Weekend Write-In.

Nothing creates a sense of space like a blanket of snow. Written for the weekend prompt, space.

Natalie Parker is a bit of a klutz. She loves designer clothes, carbs, booze, men--not necessarily in that particular order. Her romantic life is bleak, and the job outlook isn't much better. Then, why is she always so happy?

The third volume of stories from the WriteOn Refugees Weekend Write-In prompts.

In 2018, here's another collection of flash fiction (and non-fiction) tales written for the purpose-designed 'Weekend Writein prompts', challenging writers to produce around 500 word stories each time we choose to join the party.

The Weekend Write-In just keeps going ... .

'Bottle Fairy' is a collection of short stories, based in a world of sword and sorcery adventure. It will be added to on an irregular basis, depending on when I can think of stories in this world.

Written for the WriteOnWriters Weekend Write-In Challenge for 1 Feb 2019. 500 words, one weekend, and a story prompt -- this week's prompt was "arrive", tell what happens when it arrives. Chloe felt something was missing from her life, so she ordered it online.