Latest Fiction

Marely’s Chain
Amid the passing years, Scrooge looks to speak comfort to a friend ...

A Heavy Load to Bear
If walls could talk ...

THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS
Another attempt at some Lovecraftian merriment. I think ol' Jed became a banker after his transformation. Or a time-share salesman ...

A Dubious Undertaking
It's been a while since I posted anything here. In the meantime, I've moved from nostalgia and contemporary comment pieces to focus on humorous fiction, based on certain characters I've developed, like these two ...

The Doctor
It's a story ...

More Fifty Worders
The little snippets I posted recently seemed to be well received so I thought I'd post a few more ...

Brought to Book
A story of delayed justice of magic and mystery ...

Out of Habit
Some people hold secrets they can never divulge ...

A Roman Triptych – 3) Artemisia’s Story
Cicero wrote: “History is the witness of the times….” But how reliable is this witness? Had we lived at the time of a particular event, would we have perceived it in the way described in history books? Let’s look at a well-known incident from the past through the eyes of three female protagonists and listen to each woman’s interpretation ...

Elephants and Gypsies
Sometimes we have to face the consequences of youth (a short version of a long story) ...

A Roman Triptych – 1) Calpurnia’s Story
Cicero wrote: "History is the witness of the times...." But how reliable is this witness? Had we lived at the time of a particular event, would we have perceived it in the way described in history books? Let's look at a well-known incident from the past through the eyes of three female protagonists and listen to each woman’s interpretation ...

The Publisher
A twist on self-publishing ...

Brodgar
Re-write of a story I posted two years ago for a Fiction challenge I put on here. I think there was only one other entry at the time (thanks Nic) ...

Possessed by Possession
Just experimenting with an Idea I had several years ago ...