Tag: fable
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END TIMES
Christenson fell to his knees, his hands raised to the skies, his face a scream of agony. ‘Show yourself!’ he cried. Outside the storm tore at the earth. Debris battered against the protective dome. Trees, buildings, animals – all tossed asunder. Inside the palm trees were still, the climate pleasant. Only the constant howling noise…
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THE ENEMY WITHIN
The castle was his fortress, protecting him from the dangers that surrounded him. Water around three sides made attack impossible, and the narrow drawbridge that joined it to the mainland was impregnable. No one had been able to storm these solid defences for years. But inside the castle there existed a powerful enemy, one that…
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A MANHATTAN TALE
Rockefeller, the Radio City Music Hall, one block over Fifth Avenue. All the famous sights of midtown Manhattan surround him as he trudges along the street. He’s not interested in any of them. Not this time. When he first arrived he had been taken in by the glitz of the place. Not anymore. Now he…
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AFTER HAMELIN
‘Car keys?’ he asked the woman sprawled on the ground, arm fishing around down the drain. ‘House keys.’ She looked up, squinting at the silhouette of the man. He was dressed in red and orange checks. ‘Perhaps I can help?’ She pulled herself up. ‘Feel free.’ Instead of getting down to look in the drain,…
Iain Kelly 