Original Stories

The Characters’ Strike (Back): Part 1

“I know it said ‘the end’ but since when is ‘the end’ really ‘the end’?” Edgar was sitting on the edge of the yacht, sipping on a very full glass of champagne. He’d already spilled a splash on his shirt and had rubbed it in roughly with his thumb, making the stain even bigger. “I mean, surely there has to be more? Our fans demand it.”

How to Write, Uncategorized

Getting Distracted (Writer Problems)

Getting distracted from writing is so easy. In the space of time it took me to walk from the living room to my semi-sort-of-office/inspiration room, I went to the loo—got lost on Instagram--, took my computer bag and notebook to my office, realised I’d forgotten my laptop charger, gone to get my laptop charger, turned… Continue reading Getting Distracted (Writer Problems)

Poetry

Struggling To Write Today (A Poem by Literary Onion)

(A.K.A. My Mum badgered me to post my ramblings and annoyance about staring at a blank screen). Everything I write, it’s absolutely rubbish. The words are just lodged in my head, stuck behind a brick wall of self-loathing. When I need them, They’re not there. When I’m busy with something else, They come and pester… Continue reading Struggling To Write Today (A Poem by Literary Onion)

Original Stories, Uncategorized

An Archaic Modern Play– Play On, Act I, Scene I

CHARACTERS INTRODUCED IN SCENE: King Medi-- King of the kingdom of Medi, one of the kingdoms of Albion's greatest allies. Old friend to King Bors of Albion. Father of Armenia and the Prince (introduced in later scene). A manipulative King who believes he is smarter than all of his subjects and most other people as… Continue reading An Archaic Modern Play– Play On, Act I, Scene I