The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke’s church with five elderly ladies, the effigies of two saints looking on with interest. A seemingly disembodied voice has advised him which seat to take. Meanwhile, two postmen fight over the right to deliver an envelope to the Proctorpress Publishing Company. … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1e
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Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1d
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church with five elderly ladies, the effigies of two saints looking on with interest. A seemingly disembodied voice has advised him which seat to take. Meanwhile... Chapter 1 Monday 4th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.35 Section (d) In the sorting room … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1d
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1c
The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a Monday morning prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church with five elderly ladies. The effigies of two saints look on from the pulpit with interest. Chapter 1 Monday 4th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.35 Section (c) Joseph reached the front, and took hold of one of the chairs … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1c
Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
These are the opening two sections of a novel I wrote for the 2012 NaNoWriMo and have been trying to edit ever since. In order to give me some much needed oomph to do so, I will hopefully be posting a section or two every few days, leading eventually to the whole novel being published here. That's the … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
NaNo News, Computer Blues & Swimming Views
Help, I've created a NaNo monster! My wife, that is. Having decided to join me in the annual wordfest that is National Novel Writing Month, Sue has caught the bug well and truly. At present, with me struggling to keep up to the 1,667 words-per-day par, she's ploughing ahead and has almost written half the … Continue reading NaNo News, Computer Blues & Swimming Views
Colin Z Smith 