My Writing Snippets
Character
She was the epitome of perfection. Not a strand of hair out of place, not a blemish on her flesh, no minute detail unforgotten. A faint smile played on her lips, red glossed and perfectly painted. She was the envy…
Setting II
As darkness falls, the once familiar streets become unrecognizable as if a cloaking spell has been cast upon them. The air is heavy with moisture and a grey pall hangs over the deserted roads. There is no sign of human…
Imagery
A bonfire cackles shooting fluorescent sparks into the parched and breezeless air. A blazing inferno recedes into the horizon, the burgundy giving way to tinges of fuchsia and magenta. The onslaught of dusk brings with it coolness and tranquillity, a…
Setting
I quickened my pace as I noticed the heavy clouds moving towards me. Until now, the day had been picture-perfect but the sky was starting to darken from sapphire blue to gravel grey. The autumn wind nipped gently at my…
Writing Exercise – An old man in a residential home
The nauseating stench of chemicals and disinfectant penetrated his nostrils. He had naively hoped that over time he would get used to the sickeningly sweet odour yet ironically it only seemed to get worse. Sometimes he wondered whether it wasn’t…
Morning Blues
A flash of lightening streaks across the sky followed by a clap of thunder. These are the first elements my senses grasp as I groggily stare of out my bedroom window. It’s the wee hours of the morning with rain…
A Spring Affair
I lean back on the bench and take another sip of my chilled citric drink. The taste is sweet enough to be pleasant and sour enough to snap me out of reverie. It’s finally the weekend and instead of sleeping…
Show not Tell Exercise – It had been a long journey
Smack! Anita’s head collided sharply against the corrugated plastic sending a dull ache through the side of her head. As she looked around with watering eyes, she struggled to get her bearings and tried to remember where she was. She…
Show not Tell Exercise – The party was wild
A kaleidoscope of colours and sounds ricocheted off the dingy walls. Among the heaving mass of bodies, it was easy enough to spot her – a solitary figure tipping precariously like a lifeboat in a tumultuous ocean. She stumbled across…