On Track
By paborama
Stories inspired by the throwing together of people on railway journeys
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The Rules of Holy Cross
Holy Cross is a game invented for long journeys. It is particularly suited to train rides as one or other of the combatants invariably flies into a...
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Clickety-Click
'I used to find the old 126es erotic.' A strange statement indeed. The woman had not introduced herself or taken her cue from anything more than a...
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Leaves on This Line
He sat in an alcove at York. The train slowed as the engine passed him. A, B, C, D… he counted, somewhere towards K he saw the train manager, leaning...
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Flotsam
Two couples unite on the platform. The men shake hands. The women smile broadly, from the mouth and not the eyes. The one man, who had removed his...
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Chuffed
The cleaner grabs the cellophane on the third attempt and deposits it from her grabber to her wheeled dustcart. And just in time, the announcement...
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