short short stories

Well since I had a complaint that my blog was looking a little sparce, here're a couple of short stories.

The Sullen Shadow

The shadow crept slowly along the alley – hugging the deeper pools of darkness.
Harriet looked back. Each time she turned her head she was sure she saw something. Her heat beat faster, she began to run. Now she was panicking. Her run became even more frantic till she was blind to where her feet were.
She caught her foot on a discarded box and tripped, sprawling in the filth and puddles.
For a moment she struggled to rise, then fell back when the pain in her ankle and knee overpowered her.
She looked back into the darkness to see a form lurching towards her.
Filled with terror, she screamed.
The shadowy hulk came closer.
“’Scuse me miss”, said the tramp. “You dropped your purse”.

The warrior and the Dragon’s Lair

Muscles rippling, the warrior climbed. His goal - the dark opening near the mountain’s summit. The only route - a tortuous climb up the jagged cliff face.

When the climb seemed too much, he reminded himself of the rewards to be gained. A dragon’s lair, with the dragon’s treasure. Rich pickings indeed.

He carried little: he wished to be sure of as much gold as possible. Just water, his sword, and the amulet and spell with which to make the Dragon surrender its most priceless possession.

He crept into the cave’s entrance, whispered his spell and threw the amulet.

There was a thunderous report and the dragon moved aside to reveal a golden egg, newly cracked. A slime smeared head nudged the pieces of the shell away.

“Ma ma” said the baby dragonet as it waddled towards the warrior.

Growth spurts and (eeek) Exam

Lizzie is growing like a weed - she'd gone from UK age 10-11 clothes being a little long to Age 12 clothes being a reasonable length in a couple of months - and almost outgrown the size 5 shoes that were supposed to last through the summer...

At present she'd growing over 1 cm per month - some months over 2 cm...

Here is the long tall weed

She really is this long and thin - she's always been a skinny minx






Only two weeks now till my exam...eeeeeek!!!! my head still thinks I have over a month to go...so much stuff to cram in its horrible..and I can't concentrate...And sharing the 'study' with Chris and Lizzie doesn't help iota - especially when I want to dictake glossary items to my PC for play back later...

Ahh well...I can always resit if I fail I guess.

I really really wanted to get a dsictinction in this course - but its just not going to happen - I guess some of the CFS damage just hasn't repaired itself..and I will have to settle for 2nds all round - if I can maintain those I may get an upper second degree one day...Though given out current finances I doubt I can do it fast enough to be of any use, As I really have to think about getting a full time job, which means very part time study, so no more than 30 points a year - which means at least 4 more year - or even more if I want a named degree and have to take at least one more summer school.

If I just opt for a plain BSc Hons its 4 years...(one course per year at quarter full time study rate)

If himself got the full time job away from the shop I could do more as I can study in the *very* quiet shop quite well...apart frm PC based stuff.