Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/adventure/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0008 404256 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/adventure/engine/rss.php:0 Christine Brand - Free Library Land Online - Adventure https://adventure.library.land/ ru Christine Brand - Free Library Land Online - Adventure DataLife Engine Collected Stories from Contests and Events 2014 https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/25901-collected-stories-from-contests-and-events-2014.html https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/25901-collected-stories-from-contests-and-events-2014.html Collected Stories from Contests and Events 2014
A Collection of flash fiction. During 2014 I entered a few writing contests, and submitted to many events.Collected Stories from Contests and Events 2014A Collection of flash fiction.During 2014 I entered a few writing contests, and submitted to many events.Here you will find all my submissions from the year including the prize-winning story Julie's Problem. Some are humorous, some serious, a few might come as a surprise to anyone who has read my Flashes of Light collections.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 15:43:39 +0300 On the Train https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/20919-on-the-train.html https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/20919-on-the-train.html On the Train
A second short story. A dark winter evening. A few stops on the Portsmouth Line, sitting in the corner of the carriage and observing a mixed bunch of fellow passengers.A second short story. A dark winter evening. A few stops on the Portsmouth Line, sitting in the corner of the carriage and observing a mixed bunch of fellow passengers.A stand-alone follow on from On the Terrace, they can be read in any order. If you like this one, you'll probably enjoy On the Terrace even more!]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 21:03:39 +0300 On the Terrace https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/20100-on-the-terrace.html https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/20100-on-the-terrace.html On the Terrace
A short story. A sunny summer holiday. A few days relaxing in the corner of the bar terrace and observing a mixed bunch of guests.**Catch is a novella. It will take most readers 1 or 2 hours to read.**When eighteen-year-old Miranda chases a purse snatcher on the Las Vegas Strip, the last thing she expects is for the pursuit to turn into an extended game of hide-and-seek. All Miranda wants are the old black and white photographs buried at the bottom of her purse. They’re the only things she has left of the grandmother she never knew. But how much is she willing to put on the line to save them? And is it possible she’s falling in love with a thief?]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 18:56:37 +0300 Flash in the Pan https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/23291-flash-in-the-pan.html https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/23291-flash-in-the-pan.html Flash in the Pan
Flash in the Pan is an assortment of five short stories, to be dipped into each day, or be consumed all at once. Most stories are between 400 and 550 words, with Flash Mob vying for the longest ever flash fiction at 999 words.This book contains a selection of Haiku and other poems organised broadly by topic. Some are based on direct observation of the natural world, others are more philosophic in nature, some may be described as social commentary and some may even be described as humorous. The author was recently published in the Spring edition of the World Haiku Review.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:40:41 +0300 Gone in a Flash https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/22689-gone-in-a-flash.html https://adventure.library.land/christine-brand/22689-gone-in-a-flash.html Gone in a Flash
Gone in a Flash is an assortment of five short stories, to be read separately, or be devoured all in one sitting. Each story is between 400 and 550 words.Gone in a Flash is an assortment of five short stories, to be read separately, or be devoured all in one sitting. Each story is between 400 and 550 words.One of the stories, Flash Cleaner, was written for a challenge on a writing website. Convention says that we must never start a sentence with the word 'And', but it was suggested that Jerusalem would not be right without 'and' starting the opening line, and that there could be more instances where 'and' sits comfortably at the beginning.Flash Card is available as a PDF from the OLD NEWS page of my website.]]> Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:09:25 +0300