Category Archives: Twittertale story so far

1 My best friend Nip and I snuck into a real bar – sort of. We’d annoyed our zeppelin’s one and only barkeep until he punished us with dishes. Giz parped in my pocket. Things are truly dull when your automata complains. But then I saw two men whispering, with their heads bent close. IContinue reading ““Zeppelin Jack and the Black Diamond” so far”

4 Mum walked in on Hugh and I kissing. “Sex ed clearly isn’t enough,” she said, and gave each of us an egg with a drawn-on face to look after. She said it was the latest technology, and it would teach us about parenthood. Hugh freaked out and went home. My egg began to cry.Continue reading ““Meg the Egg” story so far”

[I think you’ll enjoy tomorrow’s tweets.] 4 Mum walked in on Hugh and I kissing. “Sex ed clearly isn’t enough,” she said, and gave each of us an egg with a drawn-on face to look after. She said it was the latest technology, and it would teach us about parenthood. Hugh freaked out and wentContinue reading ““Meg the Egg” tale so far”

1 I curled my toes around the narrow foot-rope, and dug my nails into the knot tying up the sail. No good; I bite my nails too much. On the up side, my teeth are good. I leaned into the wind and pulled at the knot with my teeth. Spitting fibers, I pulled the ropeContinue reading ““The Captain’s Daughter” so far”

In theory, I post the current twittertale so far each Friday (immediately before posting that day’s awesomeness). Today, I actually remembered. The Captain’s Daughter 1 I curled my toes around the narrow foot-rope, and dug my nails into the knot tying up the sail. No good; I bite my nails too much. On the upContinue reading ““The Captain’s Daughter” so far”

1 Marm grabbed both of us boys by the collars, but Nip wriggled away. I trudged after her to the Foundlings’ Aid Office for my lecture. “You are too easily distracted,” she said. I wondered where my Gizmo had got to. She said, “You’re demoted to fifth assistant cogmonkey.” She’d demoted me to sixth lastContinue reading ““Zeppelin Jack and the Deadly Dueller” so far”

1 Marm grabbed both of us boys by the collars, but Nip wriggled away. I trudged after her to the Foundlings’ Aid Office for my lecture. “You are too easily distracted,” she said. I wondered where my Gizmo had got to. She said, “You’re demoted to fifth assistant cogmonkey.” She’d demoted me to sixth lastContinue reading ““ZEPPELIN JACK AND THE DEADLY DUELLER” so far”

NB: If you’re here looking for baby photos, you’re nearly there – just scroll down past this entry (or click on the “Daily Awesomeness” button on the left to make this entry disappear). “Zeppelin Jack and the Deadly Dueller” so far: 1 Marm grabbed both of us boys by the collars, but Nip wriggled away.Continue reading ““Zeppelin Jack and the Deadly Dueller” story so far”

1 My new cat Fi finally arrived. It’s amazingly cute and fluffy considering how long it took me and the house PC to put together. Fi has a bell (even though it’s programmed not to hunt), so when it fell down the stairs just now I heard, “Tinkle, thump, fizz.” All good. Fi fetched aContinue reading ““Killer Robot Cat” story so far”

1 My new cat Fi finally arrived. It’s amazingly cute and fluffy considering how long it took me and the house computer to put together. Fi has a bell (even though it’s programmed not to hunt), so when it fell down the stairs just now I heard, “Tinkle, thump, fizz.” All good. Fi just fetchedContinue reading ““Killer Robot Cat” story so far”

If you’d like to access this tale (and all the tales to come) in real time, you can either follow http://twitter.com/Louise_Curtis_ (the second underline needs to be manually added) or become a fan of “Louise Curtis Books” on facebook. Most stories run for a month. PEACE HOSTAGE The boar was so close I could tasteContinue reading ““Peace Hostage” story so far”

1 The boar was so close I could taste the stench of it. I pressed the butt of my spear into the rocky ground and shouted a challenge. The bleeding pig squealed and charged right onto my spear. It hit the crossguard and broke it off. I held on, staring at my death. Tem coveredContinue reading ““Peace Hostage” story so far”

1 A tentacle circled my neck, squeezing the life out of me with agonizing skill. “Steve!” came Terry’s voice. “Steve! Wake up!” * I opened my eyes to Terry, leaning over me. He looked scruffy without his mind-mage robes on. “Your cthulhu nightmares suck.” “Sorry.” * We got up for breakfast. As the mind-mage, TerryContinue reading ““When Good Libraries Go Bad” story so far”

1 A tentacle circled my neck, squeezing the life out of me with agonizing skill. “Steve!” came Terry’s voice. “Steve! Wake up!” * I opened my eyes to Terry, leaning over me. He looked scruffy without his mind-mage robes on. “Your cthulhu nightmares suck.” “Sorry.” * We got up for breakfast. As the mind-mage, TerryContinue reading ““When Good Libraries Go Bad” story so far”