Tuesday's Ten Minute Tale - the setup!

You all know the drill by now. The first three people to post with a word, phrase, topic, theme, name, or whatever, dictate the direction of the story. I'll endeavour to incorporate all three suggestions, and write it within ten minutes of receiving the third post, work allowing. Then I'll post the result.

Unless I fall asleep at my desk. Yes, that's a distinct possibility...

Creative Space - Stephen Dedman

Creative Space
Stephen Dedman

Because of the shape of my study, it's difficult to capture all of it with one photo even on wide-angle: door in one corner, desk in another, the other end of the room dominated by bookshelves. The picture of the floor is probably the most representative of my organisational skills.

The desk is relatively new: my old desk had survived nearly 40 years before being damaged in the last move. Most of the surface is dominated by the laptop and peripherals - and, of course, a very large mug of tea and a dinosaur tooth. Two drawers contain printer paper, envelopes, and other stationery for the odd occasion when I need to send off a hardcopy; the other is filled with old photos, fossils too small for the shelves, old letters, and other mementos. Most of the books in this room are non-fiction, yet to be sorted into any system; the shelves are also a home to action figures of some of my literary heroes (Shakespeare, Poe, Wilde, and a dodo standing in for Lewis Carroll), as well as other influences on my writing.

Stephen Dedman

Stephen Dedman says: I’m a writer: author of four novels, a non-fiction book and more than 100 short stories, plus reviews, role-playing games, stageplays, essays and editorials. Most of the fiction I’ve written has been speculative, fantastic, or just plain weird, but I’ve also written thrillers, erotica, and westerns. Sometimes all at the same time.

http://www.stephendedman.com

Tuesday's Ten Minute Tale - the result!

Here we go. Thanks to angriest (falling into the sun), shrydar (Shibari) and purrdence (Totoro) for the suggestions!

( Icarus Unbound by Martin Livings )