Virtuellahide bio
 Author has written 14 stories for General, Humor, General, Romance, Humor, Sci-Fi, and Nature. Having long been active on fanfiction net (https://www.fanfiction.net/u/1504263/Virtuella), I've decided to sign up here to give some of my original writing an airing and hopefully find an audience. I write all sorts of things, so I hope you'll find something you enjoy. I am a middle-aged school teacher living in Scotland. I have a story, Solstice of Doubt, entered into the Echo of Another World writing contest in honour of Terry Pratchett. If you like it, please vote for it here: |
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Lessons of the World by Scott Pilgrim reviews
Tucked away in a forgotten land, an ancient sensei teaches his young, naive student about the mysteries of Life.
Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 15 - Words: 18,357 - Reviews: 52 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 5 - Updated: 4/1/2018 - Published: 3/9/2015
Life is a box of chocolates (Anthology) by alltheeagles reviews
One-shot romances (updated occasionally).
Fiction: Romance - Rated: M - English - Drama/Fantasy - Chapters: 15 - Words: 26,262 - Reviews: 207 - Favs: 9 - Updated: 12/24/2017 - Published: 3/2/2014 - Complete
We Were Just Kids by Timbo Slice reviews
In a society where guns are the norm and a right of passage for teens across the country, one young man will learn the importance of responsibility and realize that sometimes life can give us too much too soon.
Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,267 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 2 - Published: 10/16/2015
Lucy by Timbo Slice reviews
We are forever. We are always. There will never be an end to this bond because the love I have for you is stitched into the very flesh of society.
Fiction: Horror - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,206 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 3 - Published: 6/22/2015 - Complete
White Privilege by Shampoo Suicide reviews
Dex has to go through life as a blond, blue eyed black person. It's not so easy, okay? Assorted adventures of Dex and the boys he knows and loves.
Fiction: Young Adult - Rated: T - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 11,883 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 5/15/2015 - Published: 9/9/2014
The Mouth Of The River by Timbo Slice reviews
We should have shook off this town, we should have left it with a curse. We are the blessed doves, and the wolves gather all around. You should have seen us, the world in our hands, we thought everything would be so easy. But now my faith is stripped bare before me, all bloated and measly.
Fiction: Spiritual - Rated: M - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,319 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/13/2015
Tea With Hades by pumadelic reviews
Persephone can empathise with as well as fear her abductor. What does that make her? What does that make him?
Fiction: Mythology - Rated: M - English - Angst/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 530 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Published: 4/9/2015
Rainbow Gravity by Timbo Slice reviews
Hold your breath we're sinking down for miles in the spectrum.
Poetry: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 83 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/13/2015 - Complete
The Sea by French The Llama reviews
"I know why the sea tastes of black olives/ I know the stinging bees as you swallow/ The slap that would freeze ice." Foyle Winning Poem
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 128 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 2 - Published: 11/8/2014
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Wiebke Buchanan or The Truth About Penguins reviews
Wiebke Buchanan feels hard done by. That her immature ex-boyfriend Alex has named their child Linux is the smallest of her problems. Between failed driving tests, dyslexia, neighbours from hell, screwed-up one-night stands, the loss of Linux's cuddly penguin and the foibles of her eccentric friends, Wiebke almost overlooks that there is something fishy going on at work...
Fiction: Romance - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 11 - Words: 36,205 - Reviews: 17 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 2 - Updated: 11/7/2015 - Published: 3/9/2015
All My Nature Poems reviews
A collection of nature poems.
Poetry: Nature - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 12 - Words: 1,608 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Updated: 7/28/2015 - Published: 6/26/2015
Solstice of Doubt reviews
Twenty-thousand years into the future, humankind lives in peace and modest comfort. The good life, however, comes at a price, and Aurisse is no longer willing to pay it.
Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: K+ - English - Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,667 - Reviews: 9 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 2 - Published: 4/24/2015 - Complete
Evil Personified reviews
During fresher's week, Lucy encounters the reclusive Alan and feels immediately that she has fallen under his sinister spell. Soon she finds herself compelled to acts of wickedness... A coming-of-age story with a twist or two.
Fiction: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 10 - Words: 16,859 - Reviews: 160 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 4/9/2015 - Published: 3/24/2015 - Complete
What the Rain Brought In reviews
No matter how small you are, you have the power to make someone's day.
Fiction: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,181 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/5/2015 - Complete
Science Poems reviews
A collection of science-related poems.
Poetry: General - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 5 - Words: 582 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 1 - Updated: 3/29/2015 - Published: 3/8/2015 - Complete
Four Feminist Poems reviews
Four Feminist Poems. Does exactly what it says on the tin. 1. Frida 2. Mary Wollstonecraft 3. Mary Anne Evans 4. Marilyn
Poetry: General - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 300 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Updated: 3/28/2015 - Published: 3/17/2015 - Complete
For The Skip reviews
There comes a time when you need to get rid of the traces of someone who left you. It may come as a shock, though, to suddenly realise why he left.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 976 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/20/2015 - Complete
The Sun Porch reviews
Dorothy Frollick was by no means a respectable spinster and Agatha Thimble simply could not abide her. One day, though, she finds herself in need of help under the most embarrassing circumstances. A tale of two old biddies.
Fiction: Humor - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,219 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/15/2015 - Complete
All My Whimsies reviews
A collection of my humorous, whimsical or downright silly poems.
Poetry: Humor - Rated: K - English - Humor/Poetry - Chapters: 9 - Words: 1,660 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3/8/2015
Worthwhile Considerations reviews
What if someone decided completely to boycott humankind? First published in Gold Dust magazine, issue 22, winter 2012.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,148 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 1 - Published: 3/7/2015 - Complete
Alliterarium reviews
Just for fun: an alliterating poem for every letter of the alphabet.
Poetry: Humor - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,870 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Published: 3/7/2015
The Walker reviews
A young man watches a woman walk past his hospital room day after day. When he finally dares to accost her, he is in for a surprise. First published in Gold Dust magazine issue 23, summer 2013.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,439 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3/6/2015
Washed-up reviews
A short story inspired by a visit to Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast. Polly, lowest and scrawniest of all maids, is led astray by her feverish imagination. First published in Gold Dust magazine issue 24, winter 2013.
Fiction: General - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,608 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3/6/2015 - Complete