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Fiction: Over the years I've written some short stories, and started several novels. The novels never made it into print and I never finished them. The short stories however have been gathering dust so I offer them here for you to read. Click a title to download a story; if you like it you can save it to your hard drive. Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher required.
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A Small Hotel |
I've stayed in numerous small hotels. The hotel in this story is a mixture of some I've found. (92KB) (Some violence) |
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The Skystone |
I found a stone with a picture of a blue sky and clouds stuck on it. Thus was born the SkyStone. (78KB) (Some violence) |
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A Box of Conceits |
I wondered if there was a salesman with a product you truly couldn't resist, whatever the price. (87KB) |
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The King Who Stole the Camels' Eggs |
This came from a persistant dream of Crazyman's dreamland market. I don't know what the dream was telling me so I wrote it down here. (112KB) (Some violence) |
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Van Gogh Never Painted Sunflowers |
What would you give to be able to go back in time to buy a masterpiece straight off the artist's easel? It might not be as easy as you think. (96KB) |
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A Short Sojourn in Stockholm |
It's a fine friendly city. Every Tunnelbana station had its resident drunk who seemed to be on another planet. Suppose they really were. (116KB) |
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Is It One of Yours? |
This is an old idea I last saw in a story by Marquez. I put it in an English setting to see what would happen. (143KB) |
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Spooks |
Three spooky incidents from my life, for which I hope there is a mundane explanation. (85KB) |
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The Pyramid |
It really exists. There are legends of its Templar origins, and rumours of gold. (177KB) (A horror story) |
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Accident Report |
This happened when I had just started work. Since then accidents have seemed rather mundane. (71KB) |
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First Anniversary Dinner |
This happened to my parents in war-blasted London. It could be that of any young couple innocently caught up in war. (84KB) |
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The Everlasting Man |
He came to me after an endless week in the office when I thought that a life of only three score and ten is enough for anyone. (88KB) |
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A Chicken Dinner for Mr. Exec |
This is an account of a salesman who camped out for the summer, and of his wife's battle with a dog.(83KB) |
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The Last Tourist |
One day there will be a last person who visits your town. But who will be there to see it? (77KB) (Some violence) |
