Rave On My Friend

Stories are a beautiful blend of truth and fiction, and when something comes from your own life experience it can give a realistic heartfelt atmosphere that will, hopefully, resonate with a reader.

My latest short story, Finding My Beat, is a contemporary realism tale of a young woman recently split from an abusive boyfriend who returns to live with her parents. Grieving for the life she had of euphoric nights dancing to rave music, she discovers that a new life is only just the flip side of a vinyl.

But looking for a place for this story was initially difficult. Thanks to mentoring by Carol McKay 2023 Scriever for The Federation of Writers (Scotland), I was able to improve the story and gain the confidence that it was worthy of a home other than on my PC.

Thinking outside the box of traditional webzines, I discovered Rave One, a British rave music website. They were actively looking for blog articles and after sending them Finding My Beats, they offered to publish it. But Stu Wilde, the website’s founder and editor, went one step further to improve the story. Thanks to him, he added images to poignant parts, bringing my characters alive in a pictorial way. I loved my story even more!  

All I have left to say is when you find your beat ... rave on my friend.

Finding My Beat can be read on the blog of Rave One.

(Photo by Kajetan Sumila on Unsplash)