Category Archives: Sound Bite Fiction

I am C.E. Ayr, a pioneer of a new genre of short story writing.
I call it Sound Bite Fiction.

The stories on this site are short, sparse and to the point, and have all been written in my current home on the Cote d’Azur.
Many of the tales are based in and around the place I call Medville.
Mysterious and enigmatic, served with a splash of humour, nothing here is ever quite what it seems.

Expect the unexpected.
There is always a twist in the tail.
Nearly.

Buy the Book – Weekend Writing Prompt

Posted on January 23, 2021 by ceayr

A word prompt to get your creativity flowing this weekend. How you use the prompt is up to you. Write a piece of flash fiction, a poem, a chapter for your novel…anything you like. Or take the challenge below – … Continue reading →

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The Seer – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 20, 2021 by ceayr

Friday Fictioneers is hosted by the wonderful Rochelle, the undisputed master of what I call Sound Bite Fiction.She sets the weekly challenge, the standard, and the prompt photo.The idea, as always, is to write a story of around 100 words … Continue reading →

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Tenacious – Weekend Writing Prompt

Posted on January 17, 2021 by ceayr

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Nowhere Man – Friday Fictioneers

Posted on January 13, 2021 by ceayr

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family

Posted on January 10, 2021 by ceayr

Click here to hear the poet read his words: family in a houseon the outskirtsof a medieval villagebuilt on Roman bathslooking acrossthe North Italian plainsto the sharpened Alpsto Atlantean Veniceand to the Val dee Fadethe Valley of the Fairies(wherethe Anguanedancethe … Continue reading →