Tag Archives: Humour

The very next day, they gave it away…

Posted on December 14, 2022 by annabellefranklinauthor

It’s always sad to see the queues of people in the stores after Christmas, taking back unwanted gifts. The trouble with surprises is they don’t always turn out to be what people want. So how’s this for a solution? Before … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Frustrated Hunter

Posted on April 21, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Hi, Keith here! Annabelle has been telling me about Millie and Pearl, the two dogs who used to live here before. She said they used to leave their bodies and astral-travel to Storyland to hunt down ideas for her stories. … Continue reading →

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Luxury Obstacles

Posted on March 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

In a recent blog post, Marquessa posed the following question: “If you could choose your own life obstacles, would you keep the ones you have?” My answer was absolutely not! I won’t go into them here, but given the chance … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Tinkering

Posted on February 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Editing is my favourite part of the writing process. The first draft is like pulling teeth, and marketing is a wall-to-wall stressfest, but tinkering with a story is pure unadulterated fun. I love fleshing out characters, colouring in scenes and … Continue reading →

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