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Category Archive: Short Stories

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Sherri Turner: A Concerned Citizen

How did I end up here? Well, it’s not a long story, Doctor, if you’ve got the time. […]

PlacesShort Stories Posted on April 18, 2019October 27, 2019
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Anita Goveas: Underwear

When you go on your first date after 8 years and 3 months, who do you ask about […]

LoveShort StoriesStyle Posted on April 3, 2019December 13, 2021
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Amy Kitcher: Gift Ideas for Fantasy Writers

Picture the scene: A ramshackle tavern with sawdust-covered floors, packed with cut-purses and buxom wenches, staffed by a […]

Short StoriesStyle Posted on April 3, 2019September 4, 2026
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Michelle Christophorou: Monday, Monday

Got to love your unconscious when you dream it’s Saturday but wake to Monday morning. And not a […]

Short StoriesWork Posted on April 3, 2019December 13, 2021
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Lucy Balmer Hooft: Pig Beauty Prize

Lady Clarissa had sailed through the qualifying rounds. She had won her ‘Best in Breed’ competition easily and […]

Short Stories Posted on April 3, 2019April 3, 2019
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Cathy Lennon: Anticlimax

He’s already gone up, tired after working away all week. She’s been hugged, updated, switched off from. She […]

LoveShort Stories Posted on March 29, 2019November 1, 2019
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Damhnait Monaghan: Fly Me to the Moon

She was the envy of the neighbourhood. Her new kitchen boasted every possible modern convenience: mood lighting, instant […]

LoveShort Stories Posted on March 29, 2019January 17, 2026
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Amanda Barton: The Visitors’ Book

With its oak beams and postcard perfect views, the cottage seemed idyllic. The couple woke to waves lapping […]

PlacesShort Stories Posted on March 29, 2019December 13, 2021
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Lucy Neal: Saturday Afternoon, Sheffield, 1995

The impossible good fortune of being eighteen. In love. In love. Unrequited. Sunshine. Possible pub. Me, him, and […]

LoveShort Stories Posted on March 29, 2019December 13, 2021
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Dear Xandra

Dear Xandra, Thank you so much for the wonderful dinner on Thursday. Great food, great company, great ambience […]

Letters from FionaRebecca TaylorShort Stories Posted on March 15, 2019December 13, 2021
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The Thank You Sweets

So, in November I find myself running a stall at the Winter Warmer Festival. To be specific, I’m […]

Short StoriesUp the Community Centre Posted on March 15, 2019December 13, 2021
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Sherri Turner: Sinkhole

It made a nice change, looking down on the neighbours who had always looked down on us. The […]

Short StoriesStyle Posted on March 9, 2019December 13, 2021
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Gaynor Jones: Fussy Eater

Maggie was sautéing organic beets when she saw the commotion from her kitchen window. Figures running to the […]

FamilyShort Stories Posted on March 9, 2019December 13, 2021
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Dear Miss

Dear Miss Finch-Barton, Following the parent-teacher meeting on February 2nd and your subsequent correspondence, I am writing in […]

FamilyLetters from FionaShort Stories Posted on February 18, 2019December 13, 2021

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