and cried. I hadn?t cried for a long time, it felt so good and so sad at the same time.
The other pictures in the album were of Robert with his son, David, and daughter, Rebecca. David had been one of the boys who had ruthlessly beaten me whilst I was at boarding school, I recognised him instantly. I had never understood his instant dislike to me, until now. I looked up to see the lawyer stood before me, stone faced, but familiar. Could it be? Was this the same David?
I stared at him. His eyes were shimmering with tears. ?I?m sorry I put you through all that. I was a kid,
I was angry. But what I had to come to terms with the fact that it wasn?t your fault, it was my father?s. But I?ve forgiven him a long time ago and I hope you can forgive me??
I couldn?t say anything, I just hugged my brother for the first time, and hopefully not the last ...
Sarcasm101 21.11.2004 (22.11.2004)
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Advantages: 4 short stories and the second part to the Owl and the Weasel. Disadvantages: Almost definitely not to everyone's tastes!
Below is a bit of a collection of the shortstories I've written over the last four weeks or so - they're all just the result of a couple hours spare and a hefty portion of boredom, or the space in between reviews/coursework/lectures etc.
The styles and themes are all reasonably different to one another - not really through conscious effort but rather because I have trouble concentrating on one style or genre for too long, it seems!
Lastly, the second part to the 'Owl and the Weasel' is included at the end of the op. Thanks, in advance, for reading.
1. Me and Stevie.
'Stevie is a retard' - my dad's words. No one knew much about it in the fifties, and to be honest, the word wasn't much worse than the rest of them that have come up between then and now. Simpleton. Feeb. Spastic. You get used to hearing them after a while ...
Sam_Garland 30.01.2007
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Advantages: getting published, getting paid Disadvantages: those rejection slips
Several years ago, I was a freelance fiction writer and was published in many magazines, including Take a Break, TV Quick, Just 17, Annabel, My Weekly and others. I also won the SHE magazine/Penguin Books national shortstory award in 1996 and had published a short romance novel. I did not make a living at writing, but made decent lumps of money several times a year. Getting there was no easy ride, but I learnt an awful lot along the way which I hope will help ciao writing enthusiasts.
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If you're writing for a teen ...
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