Cherrypicked stories

The Story Snatcher

By edmund allos on Sat, 05 Jan 2008

Other writers seemed to have tried a piece limited to 200 words, so I thought I'd give it a go too...

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The Last Rites of Horace Tees

By maudsy on Fri, 04 Jan 2008

A nod to M R James, Dickens and Aeschylus. Vengeance as a pincer movement, before and beyond the grave.

Horror

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A sense of literary death

By shine13 on Fri, 04 Jan 2008

A sense of literary death I was with her the last time... She was my better half...

Miscellaneous

Certificate 12

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I'll Tell You Some Things About Death

By markbrown on Fri, 04 Jan 2008

2268 words.

Other Fiction

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A Christmas Carol (My adaptation)

By docpov on Thu, 03 Jan 2008

He was a tall man, powerfully built and yet not overweight although this was hard to tell under the thick winter coat he had pulled tightly around him.

Other Fiction

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Tell Me On a Sunday

By Andy Hollyhead on Thu, 03 Jan 2008

Notes passed can lead to trouble

Miscellaneous

Certificate PG

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Emblematic trousers

By lexy on Thu, 03 Jan 2008

So wear your emblematic trousers Take the high ground Do I care ? Bisect my Abba mantras Lease the tortoise Life aint fair If it were, I'd have a Stealth switch To enlighten you to me

Humour

ROMA, ITALIA

By jxmartin on Thu, 03 Jan 2008

EASTER SUNDAY,April 12-Florence,Italy

Travel

Non-fiction

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I Can't Feel The Guns

By poetjude on Wed, 02 Jan 2008

Shooting that occurred on boxing day 2007 next to my block on the Aylesbury Estate. The body lay unnoticed for more than 24 hours. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7164679.stm

Five Kisses

By Ewan on Wed, 02 Jan 2008

I was going to enter this for the Nostalgia Comp, but I just couldn't get it how I wanted it in time for the deadline.

Love

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Someone Should Stop Me Falling In Love With The Fastfoto Assistant

By crush on Wed, 02 Jan 2008

Someone ought to stop me falling in love with the assistant in the Fastfoto shop because I know the Fastfoto assistant is not my type or rather, shouldn't be any more.

Love

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Are you Lonesome tonight? Please read.

By QueenElf on Mon, 31 Dec 2007

This is not a poem, nor is it a story, but it’s a heartfelt message to anyone else out there who is on their own tonight.

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Party Wolf

By crush on Mon, 31 Dec 2007

little pig party

Love

Poem

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Kitchen

By hejira j on Sat, 29 Dec 2007

I'm sorry that I broke Your favourite oven dish Especially in light Of the anecdote you had just recounted About the salmon dinner. I am also sorry For the Chinese bowl Now splintered stuck

Poem

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The Other Poet

By crush on Sat, 29 Dec 2007

What the Other Poet did.

Poem

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In the Mouths of Children

By capoeiragem on Fri, 28 Dec 2007

A young child waits to meet his newborn brother for the first time, and has something very important to ask him...rough draft so any comments/feedback on this one much appreciated!

Spiritual