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PROSE: Chasing Regrets

Posted on July 16, 2018February 6, 2019 by Sophie

  He rapped his knuckles against the side of his glass. His nerves were getting the better of him. Scraps of apologies flitted around in his head, but he couldn’t make anything coherent from them. Nothing that she would accept. … Continue reading »PROSE: Chasing Regrets

Categories: Prose

PROSE: Sin Eater (the original short story)

Posted on February 26, 2016October 3, 2016 by Sophie

She lit the cigarette. Put it to her lips. Took a pull, long, savouring it. Pressed the glowing end against her freckled forearm and let it sear. “Hey.” She dropped her leg down from the wooden crate serving as her … Continue reading »PROSE: Sin Eater (the original short story)

Categories: Prose

With a twist (of lemon)

Posted on January 19, 2016December 21, 2018 by Sophie

I am exceedingly pleased that people seem to have enjoyed “Resurrection Men”. It’s the first proper short story that I’ve written in the longest time. I’m not sure that short stories are something I am particularly good at; they’re difficult … Continue reading »With a twist (of lemon)

Categories: On Writing

PROSE: Resurrection Men

Posted on January 17, 2016November 23, 2016 by Sophie

The night was dark, the moon a sliver in the western sky. It hid behind a cloud, from time to time peeking out to cast its faint light down upon the world. In the cemetery, there was activity. Johnson put … Continue reading »PROSE: Resurrection Men

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