Category: Fiction
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50/50
Todd cursed himself. He inched out further. The frame and glass creaked. He froze. He peered down, trying to make out the room below. It definitely wasn’t Lacey’s bedroom. She had told him the skylight on the left. Only now did he realise he didn’t know if that was left as he faced the house,…
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THE CONTRACT
Sitting in the cafe with a view of the Houses of Parliament, he double-checked the decoded message. A simple cipher using ‘The Ambassadors’ by Henry James – the numbers referred to the pages of the book, the first letter of the third line on each page combined to give the location. He had it right.…
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POISED
In the dark shadows he lurked. It was time. His natural state was a recluse, satisfied with his own company, content to live in the world of his imagination. He did not need the companionship or support of others. But now the strange creature was poised to reveal himself and his work, to offer up…
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THE HOUSEPLANT
I can’t say I don’t deserve it, after everything I put her through, but death seems harsh. I don’t even like the thing. I only stuck it on the bookcase because she was coming round. She insisted I keep it. She had bought it for me after all, on our first anniversary. And I thought…
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THE WATCHER
The man sat by the frozen river. The ground was covered in frost, the sky was clear and the air crisp. Covered only by a thin sheet, the cold did not seem to penetrate his skin. He did not shiver or rub heat into his limbs, he only sat in perfect stillness and solitude. The…
Iain Kelly 