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Layla Oates
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The Memory Cell
The lights of the SS Jugo’s navigational computer hold my attention briefly as the control panel flickers into life. I see through the...
laylaoates
May 14, 20211 min read
Flash Fiction: The Snowshoe Goddess
Leaning forwards, knees bent, I gather pace. In the blinding fog of thick snowflakes, my eyelashes are heavy with crystals. The fur...
laylaoates
Mar 18, 20211 min read
Writing News: March 2021
Hi everyone. The sun is shining and the birds are singing which can only mean the spring is right around the corner. I have made many...
laylaoates
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Short Story: The Dog Ate My Love Life
She had been terrified a tractor would appear around the corner, so when the narrow backroad opened up between sunlit fields, and the...
laylaoates
Mar 16, 20212 min read
Perfect Christmas Present: I have published a colouring book!
Dear Happy Few, Just a short announcement. I am very pleased and excited by the recent publication of my colouring book, Magical...
laylaoates
Oct 22, 20201 min read
Is it research or is it procrastination?
I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in the habit of thinking, "I'll 'just' spend a half hour looking for pictures on Pinterest for...
laylaoates
Jul 22, 20202 min read
Writing Update
Thanks for reading my blog, you happy few! Not much to report seeing as we are all trapped inside sheltering from the COVID-19 virus that...
laylaoates
Mar 31, 20201 min read
Short Story: Sian's Song
The Church is packed. People spill outside, even though a gale is blowing.
laylaoates
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Short Story: Marco's Lion
When Marco gets lost in the museum, he finds something he isn't expecting...
laylaoates
Feb 25, 20208 min read
SCBWI Conference 2019
SCBWI CONFERENCE 2019
laylaoates
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Christmas?! Surely not!
This year I have decided to offer personalised family portraits (digital file) which can be used as a Christmas card, ecard, tags or even...
laylaoates
Aug 29, 20191 min read
Short Story: The Runt
"The spring our house flooded and all our possessions were washed away, I had to go and live on my aunt's farm."
laylaoates
Aug 24, 20192 min read
Free stories coming soon.
This is my new blog. If you like to read, and love art then stay tuned! I won't post on here everyday, and there won't be a lot of...
laylaoates
Aug 19, 20191 min read
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