Tag: story
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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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THE GIRL ON THE OLD TRAM
Modern, sleek cars had been rolled out along the route. At the time Jonathan travelled every morning an ancient tram still clanked and rattled along. Accompanying him each day were the unchanging faces that shared this journey. The familiar smile and muttered greeting part of their set routine. She appeared one grey morning. A ray of light…
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WRECKAGE
The forensic investigators had gone. The security forces had abandoned the scene. Demolition signs and safety warnings adorned the perimeter fence that surrounded what was left of the museum. I stumbled through broken piles of furniture, shattered glass and mangled steel. Rubble and dust covered everything. They told me she may never be found. If…
Iain Kelly 