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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 ...
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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 ...
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More Fifty Worders
The little snippets I posted recently seemed to be well received so I thought I'd post a few more ...
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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 ...
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Elephants and Gypsies
Sometimes we have to face the consequences of youth (a short version of a long story) ...
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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 ...
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/ / Fiction, Historical fiction, Ionicus- prose / 15 Comments on A Roman Triptych – 1) Calpurnia’s Story / 2714 words / / 
The Great Game. Kabul 1839, 1979
I was in Kabul in 1979, and had to leave by a flight to Istanbul. But memory is not reliable - hence the 'faction' category ...
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Like what you see?
A homage to M R James, who had the talent to evoke the uncanny in otherwise ordinary circumstances. And a warning, to not always like what one may see! ...
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/ / Fiction, Supernatural - the ghost in the machine. / 15 Comments on Like what you see? / 614 words / /
Before The Pearly Gates
It is as well to have a firm belief of where you are going! (243 words) ...
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Ralph Monkton Lives!
This is an almost true story, at least eighty five percent factual! ...
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/ / Fiction, mostly true, Tongue-in-cheek Humour / 18 Comments on Ralph Monkton Lives! / 729 words / /
If I Was A Rabbit
My ears twitched, and for a moment I thought I might be a rabbit, but no such luck - it was on account of an echo. An echo that bounced and tunnelled into my head and dilated my pupils with its urgency ...
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