I guess that cooking and eating young children is not generally considered acceptable in a modern society. For law abiding, civil, tolerant and considerate people, such a practice should be abhorrent.

Yet with my Twisted50 brain algorithm running (does it ever stop?) such a prospect seemed ghoulishly pleasant and inviting; this led to my Twisted50 V2 story “The Monthly Meal” in which each month (now there’s a surprise!) a group of dedicated gastronomes meet up to prepare and savour the grisly main course. 

Not to mention the dessert!

Winning Twisted50 was my first writing success and so the opportunity to listen to the audio interpretation would be another new experience.

Inevitably I have a clear image in my head of the characters in my story; particularly “Miss Smith” who is the main protagonist. But would she be as I imagine her? Would the whole tone of the audio interpretation be in line with my thoughts? If it was different, would I be disappointed? But then would that different interpretation necessarily be a bad thing?

So, with fingers crossed, I listened to the extract.

Some years ago I visited an elderly relative who had just moved to a smaller house.

It was, of course, a tiring experience for her and I politely asked "This will be your last move?". "No", she responded and then said, with her wonderful (slightly wicked?) sense of humour, "Just one more, to my single floor flat". I looked confused to which she smiled and then crossed her arms over her chest.

That idea remained stored in my mind and as soon as the brilliant Twisted 50 initiative appeared, the idea rapidly surfaced.