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Showing posts with label short fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label short fiction. Show all posts
Friday, 29 May 2026

Short fiction: A Difficult Life

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Around midday the sun came round to the gap where the Masonic Hall had been and shone into the church through the two remaining panes of sta...
Saturday, 2 May 2026

Short fiction: Come and See the Chickens

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  A love story “Hospital parking’s a rip-off,” he said. “I mean, it’s not as if anyone chooses to be there, is it.” He turned onto the main ...
Friday, 10 April 2026

Short fiction: In Search of a Plot

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Be careful. She may write you into being Elspeth looked through the window to the patio. It was nearly dusk. All day, the sky had been lea...
Thursday, 26 February 2026

Short fiction: A Question of Character

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Pity the nation... “It’s a question of character,” said Gordon. “Character?” said Barry. He was smiling a little and lounging back in his ...
Saturday, 10 January 2026

Short fiction: The End

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  A gun on a brownstone roof “It’s the end,” he said. He decided to do it up on the roof; they’d always loved it up there. He’d bring a ...
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Friday, 21 November 2025

Short fiction: The Last Time

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  A figure skater leaves the ice “Doesn’t she look beautiful, George?” “She always does. Turn the volume up a bit.” There was the sound ...
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Mike Robbins is the author of six books: The Lost Baggage of Silvia Guzmán (2014), a novel; The Nine Horizons (2014), a collection of travel pieces; Three Seasons, a trio of novellas; Even the Dead are Coming (2009), a memoir of life as a volunteer in Eastern Sudan; Crops and Carbon (2011), about agriculture and climate change; and a novella, Dog! (2015). He was born in London but has lived in many countries. (Pic: S. Ligabue)
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