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IN PRAEPARATIONE
‘Not going to help you much when the flood comes, Noah,’ they sneered at the conspicuous life raft parked in front of the church. Little did they know. Underneath the building, Pastor Michaels rewired the circuit breaker for the thousandth time. ‘I’ll be ready.’ He took another gulp of moonshine, swayed, tripped over his toolbox…
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SOMETHING OR NOTHING?
‘I’m not going down there.’ ‘It’s just a shed.’ ‘An ominous shed and a strange thumping noise.’ ‘What do you think is going to be down there? Be rational.’ ‘You’ve seen horror films, right? Where you sit and say “they shouldn’t go into the dark cellar, why would they do that?”‘ ‘This isn’t a film,…
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“The Barra Boy” by Iain Kelly – Book Review @BookGuild #NetGalley #TheBarraBoy @IainK_Writing #BookReview

Originally posted on Fictionophile: Ewan Fraser, a London solicitor, is a lifelong bachelor in his fifties. One day, on his way to work he spies a familiar face at the station which prompts him to make an uncharacteristically spontaneous decision. He will return to the Hebridean island of Barra to seek closure for the summer…
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EASTERN ROMANCE
‘Authentic Chinese Cuisine’ screamed the signs for the tourists. Which struck her as odd since they were in Ho Chi Minh City and China was 2,000km north. Still, it looked good. Pierce wasn’t convinced. ‘Hygiene standards!’ he puffed, wiping sweat from his brow with his handkerchief. She remembered the debonair gentleman who had swept her…