Archive | Short Stories

Bill Brown (Audio- Read More)

January 19, 2020

Bill swore as he lifted the bonnet of his white van. Three times in the past week, the engine refused to start. “Bloody ex-son-in-law promised to fix the problem,” he muttered into the haze of rain. He shivered under the gloomy layers of grey that hung above him. And to.....

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The Pull and Magic of Cinema

July 26, 2019

“EVERY TIME I GO TO A MOVIE, IT’S MAGIC, NO MATTER WHAT THE MOVIE’S ABOUT.” – Steven Spielberg At the best of times, birthdays for me can be emotional affairs. Following a return to Kentish soil, and move to the Marsh, my husband who has been blessed with superpowers knew.....

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Taste of Summer Love

July 26, 2019

Every waking hour filled Juliette with anticipation, for she welcomed the long carefree days and nights with her love.  She floated through her parent’s fields of strawberries; the white flowers and the aroma of juicy sweetness, spurring her on. Balmy summer days, when her hands and those of her sisters.....

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Breaking the Rules ( Audio – Click More)

March 20, 2019

Rainey gazed out from her bedroom window. Shivering in the morning light she spied kisses from the sun as they pushed through the towering pine trees. The frost, like shiny pearls, clung to the tips of the grass. She pulled her silk kimono tighter around her narrow waist. Her blonde-grey.....

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Notes from a Dream (Click More for Audio)

January 15, 2019

Trey found his way to the exit doors of the tube as it pulled into Hampstead station. His mind raced; he sought daylight and the high street. Was he too late? In flip-flops, scruffy shorts and a logoed t-shirt, he took strides forward, down the slope of the uneven road......

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