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ARCHIE’S INFERNO
The sound of the chisel chipping away stopped. Archie had been out in the garden for the entire week. Agnes was skeptical about Archie’s latest hobby, but it kept him out of the house. The neighbours had stopped her in the street to ask her about the chainsaw noise at seven in the morning. They…
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FAMILY HOLIDAY
The cars started rolling slowly to embark the ferry. They had been waiting for an hour watching the rain drum down. Jessica rolled her eyes as Dad launched into another rendition of ‘Summer Holiday.’ Mum had got out the car and walked aboard. Her parents still weren’t talking after the argument over directions. Her brother…
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SUNRISE / SUNSET
Peter Jones was born at sunrise on a summer’s day. He enjoyed a happy childhood, living with his loving parents and two older siblings in their small one bedroom tenement flat. He enjoyed playing with his friends, kicking a football up and down the street. At school he enjoyed sports and reading stories of lands…
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THE LOST LEGION
‘What now?’ screamed Aetius. Another hail of arrows split open the sky, hurtling down on them. On command the surviving legionnaires raised their shields and fended off the onslaught. The screams and cries signalled more men lost. The wild gale battered them, the rain hammered them relentlessly. General Manius stared through the bleak grey storm…
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LITTLE SISTER
Daniel placed the doll carefully on top of the pile. He struck the match and held it next to the teddy bear. The flame grew. It consumed all the toys. When his mother came running out the house it was too late. *** ‘Why did you burn your sister’s toys, Daniel?’ his father asked him that…
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Iain Kelly 