Category: Writing

• Review: One

  Last week I read a book in a week, which seems no small feat but it did involve a week of 3AM reading sessions. This, I feel, sums up how good I found One by Conrad Williams to be. A post-apocalyptic survival story set in a UK devastated by a cataclysm known only as The…

  Richard Holliday

  September 4, 2014

  Reviews, Writing

  kindle, post-apocalyptic, sci-fi

• Writing Challenge: The Sentient Toothbrush

  I was challenged on my Ask.fm page to write a short story about a sentient toothbrush. Here goes! The Sentient Toothbrush by Richard Holliday 443 words Molten plastic slopped into vacuum moulds that quickly burped out an endless chain of uniform blue handles. A blast of air hardened the plastic as another metal protuberance pressed…

  Richard Holliday

  August 28, 2014

  Writing

  Writing challenge

• Short Story: The Prospectors

  The Prospectors by Richard Holliday 6,394 words Orange mud was quickly encrusted onto Snow’s black leather shoes as he crossed the threshold of the train station to the road outside. The bright sunshine looked enticing, though this notion soon dissipated. The rumours and warnings were true – this town was filthy and he was here…

  Richard Holliday

  August 26, 2014

  Writing

  kindle, sci-fi, short stories