J. A. Stapleton
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Out of the Frying Pan
Frank Klein figured he was being watched the moment the doors closed behind him with their pneumatic hiss.
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The Want - The Instructor
December 1942 - Central Division Shooting Gallery. Officer Jake Lacey learns a lesson in humility from a weapon's master: in order to overcome one's fears, one must first learn to trust himself.
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The Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part IV)
Second draft of first completed novel - The Patrolman. "Three bullets had passed cleanly through the door."
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The Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part III)
Second draft of first completed novel - The Patrolman. "He had the distinct impression that this had all happened before and that it would all happen again."
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The Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part II)
Second draft of completed first novel - The Patrolman. "The confrontation seemed to last just a few seconds."
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This is an good piece. It
Posted on Mon, 28 May 2018
This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...
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The rhyme works really well
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015
The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely.
Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone