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Where the Vines Fell

Roads well travelled; map like the back of the hand; different now. Time changes all, even the inanimate are not immune. Soulless structures in a...
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McCann case 5

She tugged the high-viz a little over her big belly as they walked back. A rattle in his throat. He dropped back a step, holding a hand up to show he...
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The Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler

Chapter 1: At Home with the Gottsnobblers. Gottsnobbler Hall was once the grandest mansion in the county. Its gardens, tended by dozens of gardeners...
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Gunnar Ross Chapter 3.5: An Old Man and A Ring

Chapter 3 was too long to post, so this is the end of it. “ I believe you THINK you saw magic,” she said. “ That’s exactly what I thought you would...

Gunnar Ross Chapter 3: An Old Man and A Ring

Chapter 3 An Old Man And A Ring Gunnar stood there dumbfounded, he looked up to ask the old man how he did that, but he was gone. He laughed,...

Gunnar Ross: Chapter 2.5

Edit: this is a direct continuation of chapter two of my last Writing, and will also be posting Chapter 3 alongside this. Gunnar knew it looks bad to...

The Lady In The Attic

The Lady In The Attic By Paul McCann It was a cold winters night and he went upstairs to bed in the attic and quickly got under the blankets to try...
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"Rein Me In"

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean: 26th February to 18th March 2026 (Part 7 of 9)
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A half-truth (IP)

I read in a twelve-step book a definition of honesty as "absence of the intent to deceive". To your own self be true, the truth shall set you free...
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Tomography

Dear diary... I was back to the hospital on Thursday 16th April 2026. Appointment with the doctor to find out the results of my very stressful test...
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Bron-32

Continued from Chapter 31: Bron-31 | ABCtales The grey cloud over Vauxhall Cross seemed to darken, settle down a little lower above the growling,...
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Gunnar Ross

Chapter 1 Another Day BZZT BZZT BZZT BZZT BZZT. Click. Gunnar groaned. He pressed snooze for the 10 th time today, a new record. He knew it was...
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Ridgeline - Part Twelve: The Light

The light moved toward her and her body did something she hadn't authorized. It flooded. The numbness in her hands reversed itself — the fingers...
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McCann case 4

He was close enough to the other workers to be part of the huddled group of smoker, but far enough away not to get involved. Non-smokers stumbled...
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The Seeking of Sorley Ross

What makes the National Library different from normal libraries is not simply its name and stature, but of course, it is the vaster collection of...
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Proud of lying

Some tongues take flight from truth – flattery, two-faced-heart, double-speak – they lie freely, scornful, ambiguous, unkind and sly: cheerful,...
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"Opalite"

Taylor Swift: 19th to 25th February 2026 (Part 6 of 9)
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (18)

Part 17 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-17 Tanya had grown accustomed to cooking in the caravan but still found...
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Jouney from Victoria Falls to the Copperbelt.

A love letter written in 1973 to my youthful home copied word for word from my 1968 notebook. Journey from Victoria Falls to the Copperbelt. They say...
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