Writing – Page 2 – Jessica Holzhausen

Lone Survivor

He wished he could call himself strong, strong and steadfast as his sisters and brothers had been before him, a steady beacon in the fading days of joy. But as the wind battered his leaves, his soul shook and his branches withered in the wind he felt his brightness was nothing but a façade toContinue reading “Lone Survivor”

Short Story: Her Father’s Ghost

“She shot herself, they say. Driven to an early grave by her father’s ghost. What a cruel man he must have been, keeping the girl all to himself for so many years, never letting her out of his sight or allowing her to marry… but coming back from the grave to haunt her… whoContinue reading “Short Story: Her Father’s Ghost”

Remington Portable

Remington Portable, photographed at Hughenden. I would love to have a proper old typewriter…

Ada – Murder Mystery Play

I finally finished the next murder mystery, which can be found in my Etsy shop: TheDigitalStoryBox Participants Participants: 7-9 players For seven players: Play without the manager and public prosecutor For eight players: Play without the manager For nine players: Use all characters provided This murder mystery needs a hostess, games master andContinue reading “Ada – Murder Mystery Play”

Refurbishing Antique Travel Desk

Shortly before Christmas I was lucky enough to find an old travel desk/ writing box in an Oxford antiques store. It was not in a great shape, but very, very cheap: 9.50 GBP! After cleaning, the inside already started looking better: The outside was a bit more tricky. I sanded the surface, using two differentContinue reading “Refurbishing Antique Travel Desk”

Island Murders – A 1920s Murder Mystery

This year I started writing murder mysteries for parties with friends and decided to publish the ones that actually went rather well. It took me a while to finish all the drawings for the character profiles, the re-writing, editing and layout, but I can finally announce the first one: “Island Murders” The Characters: ItContinue reading “Island Murders – A 1920s Murder Mystery”

Professionalising Fanart and Fanfiction – The Tumbling of the Fourth Wall

My new article for 20One Magazine is online. You can find it here: Professionalising Fanart and Fanfiction – The Tumbling of the Fourth Wall Interested in reading some fanfiction? Here is mine: https://www.fanfiction.net/~esta