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Short Stories

A Dickens of a Tale

Recently in the group, we decided to write a collaborative story. Phil Hollis, our beloved secretary, wrote the first chapter which was …

The Caretaker

I have walked these halls in immense joy and sorrow. I painted these walls with the blood of many sacrifices. Some call them victims …

Scarlet and Tan

We heard them before we saw them. Drums banging, boots crunching. Everyone in the village was out in the square slowly forming …

Memories in Wax

Penelope jumps from her chair, breakfast forgotten.   She spills tea over the table, narrowly missing the page that has her so excited. …

Fernando

“Can you hear the drums,” the General yanked the man’s head up so that he could look into the bloodied and bruised …

The Golem

It was just another summer’s day. The sun climbed wearily into the clear azure sky. Birds twittered in the rattling grasses tousled …

A Bad Day At the Office

A bad day at the office.  Keith was “kicking off” again. His project wasn’t going right. His suppliers were letting him down, …

A Detective Story

An introduction to Detective Inspector Curtis Kalashnikov, a raven, and their world.