This is my entry for October's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Clone. Awake. Consciousness returning to her. A flood a memories invading their thoughts as if for the first time. Time ebbed on and the light came and went, the room, the bed all familiar. The smell of the... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for September's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Shield. Rogan looked over a panel, checking the readout he looked up the manual. Flicking though a few pages he finally stopped. "Panel E7." He looked around, found panel E7 and flicked several of the switches. He looked... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for August's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Intercept. Jenna knew she was pushing it, vibrations that normally could never be felt reverberated around the console, shaking through her body. The small Ranger's engines were pushed to beyond their operating limits, the smell of hot metal... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for June's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Corona. Andit stopped for a moment, the mid morning sun sun forcing him to take off his jacket and tie it round his waist. Even with the forest as some shelter the heat would soon become too much... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for May's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Airtight. There was no light, just the darkness of the space around him. The only sensation that Mitchell knew was his breath. In... out... in... out. Thank God I'm breathing his mind started coming around. Then there were... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for April's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Heart. Professor Rakseth stood back and looked through the huge glass panels with pride at the great metal circle. All this life his work had led to this, the theories he came up with as a young man... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for January's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Heart. "Here it is!" Brian revealed all glowing with pride. "The artificial flower!"I looked on it with a mix of distain and yet a little awe at the intricate and beautiful creation. "So what?" "What do you mean so... Continue Reading →
This is my entry for December's Blog Battle - the theme or word for this month is Heart. "I have exciting news for you Emily." Libby told Emily in her usual flat robotic but clearly feminine tone."What is that?" Emily asked excitedly. At sixteen years old Emily was often told she was too old to... Continue Reading →
This short piece has been written for the November 2018 Blog Battle. To find out more click the link: https://rachaelritchey.com/2018/11/08/blogbattle-educate/ The word for the month is EDUCATE. SOL670 Olympus Colony: "Colony Log Commander James O'Neill: NASA are sending me a priority message on the secure comms channel in about five minutes. I'm not sure what to... Continue Reading →
This short piece has been written for the October 2018 Blog Battle. If you need to find out more please click: Blog Battle - October 2018 The word for this month is CAVE. Like a dream I could see the cave, carved into the side of a mountain, looking into it I saw... Continue Reading →
This short piece has been written for the August 2018 Blog Battle. If you need to find out more please click: Blog Battle - August 2018 The word for this month is MOON. Moon Warp "This is a standard mission they said. Three weeks out and then back, no excitement and no danger.... Continue Reading →
I've not done a blog battle for a while, so for a bit of fun I thought I would take part this time and see how it goes. The weeks theme is Darkness. Leaping the Void: The darkness was enveloping her mind and vision. Overloaded with the sensations of sounds and the crippling force that... Continue Reading →
