Category Archives: Annabelle’s writing

Night in the Sock Garden #Halloween

Posted on November 2, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

Here’s a spooky little snippet from my kids’ novel Gateway to Magic, the story of a gaming fanatic trapped in Fairyland where all tech is banned by law. Steven has been made to live in a toadstool and work for … Continue reading →

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Jade’s Cartoons #amwriting #short story

Posted on September 28, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

Jade sat on the footstool in front of the TV, trying to watch cartoons. Behind her, the room was lined with ancient relatives: great-grannies and great-aunts, resting their capacious bottoms on chintz chairs, munching cakes and slurping tea with dodgy … Continue reading →

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The Slapstyx – a great summer holiday read! #kidlit #fantasy #humour

Posted on July 27, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

What if the dirt and grime that appears in our homes was actually put there by goblins? What if those goblins filled our homes with dirt that could only be removed with one product – a detergent that poisoned the … Continue reading →

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Lyra Goes to School

Posted on April 14, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

Lyra is almost a year old now, and much calmer than when she first came. Her couch potato training is going well and she sleeps most of the morning, allowing me to get on with my WIP. Soon she’ll be … Continue reading →

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Lyra’s Lessons

Posted on December 30, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

As some of you may know, my previous hounds have been avid readers, and they all loved a good story. When they appeared to be asleep with their paws twitching, their astral bodies would be racing through Storyland, hunting down … Continue reading →

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Terminal Boredom #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity

Posted on November 18, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

I was very scared when I died, because I’d done terrible things in my life. I always thought I’d have time to make up for them, but in the end it wasn’t to be. I kept putting off atonement until … Continue reading →

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The Twilight Zone Next Door #Halloween

Posted on October 28, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

I live next door to an Airbnb, so quite often there are people there who don’t know me, or no one there at all. This is a problem when stuff I’ve ordered gets delivered there by mistake – something that … Continue reading →

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The Great Wotiff

Posted on September 23, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

The Great Wotiff is a monster from hell. It has long, tenacious tentacles, and if it gets its claws into you, you can end up totally paralysed. It doesn’t start off like this. When your parents first instal it in … Continue reading →

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The Temptation of Eve

Posted on July 14, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

It was another sunny day in the Garden of Eden. The birds were singing, the bees were buzzing and that big old snake was sliding around in the grass. Adam was working in the poly tunnel, and Eve was picking … Continue reading →

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Writer v Inner Editor

Posted on May 19, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Ed: God, what a clunky sentence. Me: Never mind, it’ll do. Ed: It’ll do? That’s the sort of attitude that leads to lazy writing! Me: I meant it’ll do for now. We can tidy it up later. Ed: You can’t … Continue reading →

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