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SPINDRIFT BAY 2,000 words Apart from the smell Spindrift Bay is as nice a village as one could find anywhere. Population one thousand two hundred and fifty eight at the last census, There’s McGarrity’s Hotel with Karaoke every second Friday and plenty of work if you’re not fussy. Most of us go to... Sign in to see full entry.

STEPPING STONES “Learn to see Rejection as a stepping stone, not a stumbling block.” Barbara swore before throwing her magazine at the wood box. She missed. “Stepping stone!” she snorted, pushing essays into her satchel, “stumbling block!” She threw her lunch box on top of the essays. “More like a... Sign in to see full entry.

SOMETHING ON THE AIR 1450 words It was one of those weeks when winter outstayed its welcome. The only sign of approaching summer was a lengthening of cold and cheerless days, a stirring of microbes and germs along city streets, where noses glowed like passing foghorns. Inevitably, at Capital Radio... Sign in to see full entry.