Added£0.99
Add to basket(short story of 2721 words)

Octopus

Creative non-fiction Literary Literary - General

by Vivien Jones

We lived in Sliema at 197 Prince of Wales Road in a two storey apartment reached from a ground floor staircase that curved high and tight upwards. There was a graceful banister that ended in a tight curl at the bottom and it was my ambition to slide down its entire length, but it was forbidden. What if I fell off ? What if my little brother copied me ?

What others say about Octopus - Add your review

or sign in

First name

Last name

Postcode/Zip

Address

Password (optional)

Your picture

Upload file...

Your sample story

Upload file...

Our readers are interested to know a little about you, and your passion for writing, so please provide some additional information which will enable the CUT team to create your Writer Profile Page.

Your biography, maximum 250 words - the CUT team will incorporate this into your Writer Profile Page, and into your e-books.

Please complete the 60 second interview below. This will appear on your Writer Profile Page, and will help to sell your e-books.

Where did you start writing?

What year did you start writing?

What do you love about short stories?

Do you write in other forms?

What are your other passions?

What distracts you from your writing?

What is one of your favourite stories, or books?

Who is one of your favourite writers, living or dead?

Who is another one of your favourite writers, living or dead?

Where is your dream location?

What would you put in Room 101 (a pet hate)?

One piece of advice for new writers

Choose some tags to represent yourself
These could indicate your status as a writer, your profession, a writers’ group or association of which you are a member, etc. They will appear on your writer’s homepage. By starting to type in the box, you can select a tag which already exists, or create a new one.

Keeping in touch

We would like to keep you up to date with news, promotions, events and developments on the CUT website and in the world of e-stories and e-readers.
From time to time we may allow selected 3rd parties to send information on their relevant products and services.
Please indicate how we should contact you:

I would like to receive this information by email

I would like to receive this information by SMS

I would rather not receive this information by post

I would like to receive information and offers from your carefully selected partners

Thank you for registering as a CUT writer.

You will shortly receive an acknowledgement email to confirm your registration.
The information you have provided will enable the CUT team to create your Writer Profile Page. If you missed anything, or need to change something, please log in and select "Update my details" from the login menu.
You can now begin to upload your work or buy an e-book.

All about Octopus

Octopus

Creative non-fiction Literary Literary - General

by Vivien Jones

What others say about Octopus - Add your review

Login

Add post...

My details

Your picture

Your sample story

Writer registration continued....

Writer registration details - continued

Writer registration details - continued

Keeping in touch

Thank you for registering as a CUT writer.