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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, …

The Last Members of the Print Works Fishing Club

The Last Members of The Print Works Fishing Club. They gazed into each other’s eyes, their hands almost touching. The guard at …