free short stories
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Visiting Hours – Pt 2
Read Time: 5 mins | Serial Fiction | Paranormal | Crime | Part Two Teresa returned two hours later but she seemed heavily medicated. Hantz had volunteered at a zoo once and had to assist in pulling a broken tooth from a Bengal Tiger. Teresa looked very much like the tiger did when he was… Continue reading
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Like Catching Droplets -Pt. 1
Read Time: 5 mins | Young Adult | Serial Fiction | Part 1 Since I was a child, my father had dazzled me with his humor, his intelligence and of course his affection. I had come to expect nothing less from him. Every year for my birthday, he would share a family secret. They were… Continue reading
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Low Hanging Fruit – Pt.1
Read Time: 5 mins | Crime | Investigation | Serial Fiction | Part 1 Her eyes had pleaded for me to come to her rescue. And regrettably, I smiled and wagged my finger at her. I thought she was just a child throwing a tantrum. The face staring back at me from the morning paper,… Continue reading
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The Place of The Seven Cotton Trees – Pt. 7
Read Time: 5 mins | Historical Fiction | Romance | Drama | Part 7 They had been chasing us for several hours. Twice now, the winds had just died, and in the stillness of what seemed to be listless drifting, the anxiety and fear had reached a level where grown men, hardened to this life,… Continue reading
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The Place of The Seven Cotton Trees -Pt. 6
Read Time: 5 min | Historical Fiction | Romance | Drama | Part 6 By the time we had sighted the island of Hispaniola, I had mastered many of the tasks on the small ship. Mostly the task of scrubbing the deck once my strength had returned. Tahiris and I would spend days altering clothing,… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 9
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 9 | Read from beginning The evening had gone too smoothly. There was no delightful satisfaction, however, as revenge seldom brings closure. This was about justice for my wife and child. The other goal was to reestablish the normal order of things by putting an end… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 6
Read Time: 6 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 6 | Read from the beginning. Officer Sutherland could be trusted to play his role. His colleague, who answered to more sinister forces, would have needed some persuading. As they escorted me to a more secluded spot in the park, I saw Michael doubling back to… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt.5
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 5 | Read from the Beginning. The news reporters were at the scene, moments before law enforcement and emergency responders. A deliberate tip off after Michael had informed me that he was safely at home. I never asked him what he had done to Reza, as… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice – Pt. 3
Read Time: 7 mins | Serial Fiction | Part 3 | You can read Part one here. The boy was being asked to become a man so soon. Much would depend on his ability to follow instructions and play within the rules. I had no doubt that I had made a suitable selection. Michael Keynes… Continue reading
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The Innkeeper’s Apprentice
Read Time: 6 min | Serial Fiction | Part One Story Description Forced out of retirement by sinister forces who murdered his wife, a man who belongs to an ancient fraternity, sets in motion his own Machiavellian plan to restore equilibrium to his world. I hold a very prestigious job. This is my second stint… Continue reading