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Short Story: Awaiting Instructions

Awaiting Instructions by Richard Holliday A finger pushed gently on a plastic button in the depths of a control room. A millisecond passed before electrical contact was made, and the whirring began in an instant. This wasn’t conception of a robot; that has been done in the design labs long ago, where the ideas and…

Richard Holliday

September 22, 2013

Writing

concept, flash fiction, free writing, sci-fi, short stories

Short Story: The Jump

The Jump by Richard Holliday Damp asphalt crunched under Jaime’s feet as he ran across the rooftop in the drizzle. It was dark and covered in trash but the man was focussed on one thing – getting away. There wasn’t time to turn back or look at his assailants now, he had to keep jumping…

Richard Holliday

September 10, 2013

Writing

flash fiction, free writing, sci-fi, short stories

Outcome of Write Weekend

I realised that I never followed up my previous post about making good use of the Bank Holiday to get some concentrated work done on my various projects; this is that update. The “Write Weekend” went well overall and I’m intending to take the concept further. I aimed to write 500 words a day on…

Richard Holliday

September 9, 2013

Miscellaneous, Writing

website update, writing about writing