An Extract from This Month's Release: Lakeside Dining
I've decided to celebrate each release with a series of extracts that run for the month it's released in. This month saw the second edition of 366 Days of Flash Fiction released. Links to the collection can be found at Books2Read at: https://books2read.com/u/b6MrN0 Lakeside Dining Written on January 5, 2016, for the March 20 entry of 366 Days of Flash Fiction , this piece was inspired by the full moon of the Christmas just past. I wanted to bring more of an Australian ‘feel’ to my writing, and to explore some common urban fantasy tropes at the same time. The moon hung full and round, dangling in the mirror, wobbling in the water, reflecting from a thousand city windows. Everywhere Narrabri looked a silver disc, or part thereof, gleamed out at him. When the change came, it hit hard and fast, dropping him to all fours on the lakeside running path, making him a tasty tempter for the trolls just emerging from under the bridge, a curiosity for the nereids singing on the...