Category: Short Stories

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Animal Dilemmas – Owl Snake

Short Story The Snake zigzagged among the rocks as far as its muscles would carry it. At last it reached a burrow underneath a lonely tree between the forest and the start of a...

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Zedlist – Part Eighteen

Kevin found himself at the top station. The weather was dull and wet, creating a bleak scene over the village of Edenbridge. It is one of those semi-rural areas, close enough to London to...

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Puppet

Short Story   Pensively they sat, eyes narrowed to squints and applauded. Their hands snapping together in a frenzied attack on the performer, the actor, the pretender’s senses, as he rounded another genuflection at...

Cars 0

Abandonment – Part One

Nathan pulled his eyes up from the floor mats of his used Toyota Tercel. Staring out into the monotonous grey abyss, he wondered how much trouble he would get into if he choose to...

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Animal Dilemmas – Snake Eagle

Short Story The Eagle woke up the next day to a world it knew well. With almost no surprise, no fear. It knew its place in the sky and was confident in finding food...

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Be Wary of Wishes – Part Three

Entry 2 I just don’t feel comfortable enough sharing with anyone what Nolan has just told me. The past few days he has been behaving in such a strange manner. I never felt that...

Immigrant Monkey 0

American Rain

I sat there for a moment, feeling the support of the two tiny legs of the red stool. Before that day, I’d never been relegated to the corner. It’s not that I was a...

Abandoned Living Room 0

Zedlist – Part Seventeen

“The revolution will not be televised.” Kevin said, “No one ever said anything about it not being broadcast on the radio. Think about it, it’s the perfect medium. No one needs to know who...

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Be Wary of Wishes – Part Two

At this point it was nearly 10pm and although a part of Erica wanted to just go for it, something about going through with it made her hesitate. Yet after reminding herself that she...