Short Stories – Page 2 – Sharon X Wong

Voices on the Other Side

On April 6, 2018

Oh, it’s you. Hello.

I’m ok. But I can still hear the voices on the other side of the wall.

Not in the wall, the other side. They are on the other side of the wall.

I don’t mean the corridor. I know there’s a corridor if you walk around the wall. The corridor is around the wall. This place is on the other side.

Through it.

Come to Bed, Come to Rest

By sharonxwong

On June 10, 2017

In Short Stories, Stories and Poems

It was dark. Leaves and twigs rattled over the ground. Elsie shivered. Her feet were bare, and the cold stones beneath were sharp. She should go forward. She didn’t want to.

‘Come on, Elsie,’ said a voice, deep and comforting. Elsie looked round but saw only the elm branches waving in the wind. ‘Come to bed, Elsie. Come to rest.’

‘I don’t want to,’ Elsie whispered. ‘I want to stay.’

The wind blew and the leaves swirled all round her, slapping her face and her hands. She covered her face with her arms and crouched down.

How I Use Music As Inspiration (Story Included!)

By sharonxwong

On April 19, 2015

In Short Stories, Stories and Poems

I don’t like playing music while I am actually writing. I find that either it distracts me, or I effectively tune it out when I am working. So it doesn’t really add anything to the process. However, for me, music has proved a great source for story ideas.

Writer of words. Builder of worlds.

Category: Short Stories

Voices on the Other Side

Come to Bed, Come to Rest

How I Use Music As Inspiration (Story Included!)