Tag: Short Story
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JUDE
The last note faded on the strings. The gathered handful of listeners gave polite applause. One guy flipped a coin into my bag. People bustled past on their commutes. As I was about to begin my next song I saw her. She was exiting the train station in a hurry as usual. For the last three months I…
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AMATEUR DRAMATICS
Reverend Timpson looked down at the packed pews. His congregation had more than trebled in size since last week. Their fearful faces stared at him. It had all gone smoothly to start with. The annual church play had been a retelling of the Ten Commandments. In the final scene Rosie appeared as the burning bush,…
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FLOWERS OF UGANDA
‘Pull over here, Kisekka,’ Arnold instructed the driver of the jeep. ‘We are not there yet, Sir,’ Kisekka replied. ‘Kukomesha!’ Arnold utilised one of the few Swahili words he knew. Kisekka brought the jeep to a stop. ‘What’s in there?’ Arnold asked, pointing at the white structures that covered the fields. ‘They grow flowers, Arnold…
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THE GIANT’S POCKET WATCH
Leonard woke and rubbed his head. A few too many last night at the annual Spring Harvest festival. He should have steered clear of the cider. He put his hand in his pocket to find his watch missing. He must have dropped it on the way home last night. *** Emily looked at the huge…
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THE MAN IN THE FOREST
Boris sat in the burnt out car, turning the steering wheel as he screeched round the corners, chased by the polizei. In the forest outside the town of Riedenberg, Boris had stumbled upon the old car. It had been there for decades, plants and grass had surrounded it. He picked up the revolver he had found in the glovebox. The trigger…
Iain Kelly 