Other Fiction

Who's loving you?

She knew it was going to be another one of those nights, as she watched him pour another glass of whiskey. She hated him when he drank, which was...

Life By Committee

Cast of Characters Carey, an entrepreneur. Julie, a muralist. Barry, a recovering football fan. Mike. Maureen, a psychology instructor and local...
Cherry

Filling time - 2

William picked a stone up from the water’s edge. He turned it over and saw that the moist surface was covered in small black snails. He picked up...
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Filling time - 1

William turned the smooth flat stone in his hand. Its surface was grey and featureless, save for a thin white line a third of the way down. It felt...
Cherry

The Beach Hut (Part 2 of 2)

Thursday, 23/03/17 “Let there be light!” He flicked the switch, and – Bingo! I gave him a hug. “Elliot, you’re a genius.” “Yup. I’ve by-passed the...
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The Beach Hut (Part 1 of 2)

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Two dysfunctional teenagers form an attachment.

The Pitsea Loop

The fluorescent tube light whistled overhead, casting a nauseatingly yellow glow across a pin-board of staff notices. Office Summer Night Out – BBQ on Hackney Downs; then Bowling at Finsbury Park; a MacMillan’s charity fundraiser concealed cruelly under a torn-out page 3 model...

PANDEMONIUM

PANDEMONIUM by johnbest obialo (Inspired by 14th February Zamfara Killings) It was at exactly 10:20pm in birani, when we heard the gun shots. "Kpuah...
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The Photo Album

Years have gone by and Anjali started reading her bygone days. She could go back to her good old days as she turned over the pages. Maya, her niece,...

The Day of a Nurse

I had just clocked in and already I was thrown into a world of chaos. The waiting room was almost full and more were flooding in. My hands took on a...