Author Archives: Helen

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About Helen

I'm drawn to blogging as a way to share ideas and consider what makes us who we are. Whether it's in our working life or our creativity, expression is a means to connect.

So You Came?

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Helen

So you came? Even after all the warnings, you dared to approach? Did you come to quell your fears, or satiate your curiosity? Do you know it’s all the same. either way? I’m here, I’m always here, and if you … Continue reading →

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Raven

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Helen

In those days the raven was her friend. It would alight her windowsill in the earliest hours of the morning, sentinel to watch over her. Life was hard,and she needed a protector, and it seems to find her and follow … Continue reading →

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Hever House

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Helen

Hever House burned on April 3rd 1928. No-one ever knew what started the conflagration, be it accident of intent. My family, being its owners down a long and dark ancestral line, had some reason for regret at its loss. To … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – The Baths

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Helen

After the pain they would bathe you. After the torture there was usually blood, or bruised skin and aching muscles. With some little kindness, sometimes they used epsom salts in the baths. You would sink into them, ignoring the dirt … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – Angry Child

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Helen

She was an angry child. And as they say, angry children grow into angry adults. Her parents barely noticed, but then they barely noticed her at all. They were busy, of course, being ambitious, being successful, being wealthy. And so … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction – Clown Gang

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Helen

The clown gang are professionals. You can hire them individually for parties and for shows and they will certainly play their part. But their real work is more hidden, and only those in the know understand. Only those in the … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale (Horror Flash Fiction)

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Helen

Once upon a time there was a wicked magician who became obsessed with a young local girl. She was unimpressed with his tricks and fancies and loved another simple boy, and the wicked magician was furious. He determined if he … Continue reading →

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Flash fiction – Devil

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Helen

The devil lives here. All the older inhabitants of our little town say so. They say on winter nights you might catch his shadow in the moonlight as he stands at his window, looking out. Many years ago, they say, … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) Release No 6

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Helen

  Report Brief: Release No. 6 Background Release 6 of the upgraded human consciousness went online on February 6 2018. Key upgrades included a failsafe protocol to avoid the disastrous carnage triggered by miss firing synapses in Release No 5. … Continue reading →

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(Flash Fiction) Ghost

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Helen

This hospital has a ghost. Sadly the children here, being the most open, the most psychically acute, tend to see it the most. But on the other hand, they are young, and usually recover from both their bodily ills and the … Continue reading →

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