Author: Matthew BrownPage 24 of 27

Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.

Old photographs…

Who are my friends?

You gather around the fire on the last day of your camping holiday. As the storytelling starts, you realise that you do not know the names of anyone…

The impossibly old man

There is an old man in your town who claims to be an immortal. You never took him seriously until you find a photograph from 1917 which seems…

Overcoming writer’s block

A message for you

While walking on the beech, you pick up a shell. Inside is a message that says, “Act natural – they are all watching you.“

The man with forever

For as long as you can remember you have been able to see numbers above people’s heads. The numbers count down the amount of time each person has…

The mother who never was

The couple and their newborn were happy together. Last night, she complained people were ignoring her. Today, a man’s wife is nowhere to be found. No one remembers…

Grandpa from space

You’ve always felt a little different but never knew why. Then, one day you ask your grandfather where the family came from. To you surprise, he pulls out…

The dragon war

World War 3 is about to start and seems like both sides intend to use dragons, magic, and assorted monstrous creatures. The best-kept secret in the world is…

Monster at the cleaner’s

No one believes you that one of the machines at the launderette eats people.

Your magic story

From the flames

What is the story that connects these images? What, exactly, have these soldiers gone to war against? How did it all start and how does it end?

The clue in the blog comments

Zombie bite…

Childhood and the stage

Tell us the story that weaves these images of childhood and theatre together.

My sister’s phone

Two years after your sister went missing – and had been pronounced dead – you start getting text messages that could only be from her.

Failure is not fatal

That summer

You are used to feeling like the least attractive of your friends. Which is why what happened that summer surprised you. A new family moved in next door….

A holiday story

Everyone loves a good holiday but what events do these images suggest to you? Was this a romance story, a mystery, or something else?

Secrets not meant for men

There is a secret that all cats instinctively know. After ten years of careful study and endless cruel experiments, you know it too. You would give anything to…

Child Services: Hellfire branch

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Nan’s secret

You are flicking through your grandmother’s recipe books one day looking for her secret way she makes fruit cakes. You find a recipe for “invisibility potion”. It is…

A cat story?