RICK HAYNES

Something different this week, so read on and enjoy. With this short story being exactly 100 words excluding the title, I'm pleased to say it's Drabble time THE VOTE BY RICK HAYNES The caterpillars produced a magnificent one. Capturing the moment from cocoon to butterfly was video magic. The spider commercial had been greatly condemned, as one of their presenters had bitten a camera cricket. The Beetles, with backing vocals from the Bees, provided the entertainment. What a bu

WILL I HAVE A TOMORROW? By Rick Haynes COMING SOON The Prologue This work of fiction is written from the experiences of a fifteen-year-old boy living in Ukraine. It is dedicated to all the millions of people in Ukraine who are suffering from the vile behaviour of a mad man. TO BE CONTINUED

WILL I HAVE A TOMORROW? By Rick Haynes Part 1 Hide and seek was always fun, but standing behind a tree as the sound of distant gunfire came ever closer was not music to my ears. What did we do to upset the maniac? Is he crazy? Or is it because he seeks ever more control over the whole world and not just eastern Europe? From my lofty perch above the village, I can see the lightbulbs below slowing fading away. My friends and family are either dead or dying. Somehow we have awok

INSIDE THE PORTAL WITH A BUNCH OF STATUES by Rick Haynes The different figurines on the doors took my breath away as I marvelled at the intricate detail. I was certain that the figures moved, beckoning me to join them, yet how could they? Something nagged away in my head. I had to know more, but how could I enter this mysterious house? Sitting on the park bench opposite, my mind led me to imagine what lay behind that huge portal. The dark crept insidiously over the green belt