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J. A. StapletonPrimary tabsView Track(active tab) TypeTitleAuthorRepliesLast updated StoryThe Patrolman - 23 J. A. Stapleton07 hours 28 min ago StoryThe Patrolman - 13 J. A. Stapleton07 hours 50 min ago StoryThe Patrolman - 6 J. A. Stapleton27 hours 59 min ago StoryThe Patrolman - 42 J. A. Stapleton11 day 8 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 1 J. A. Stapleton41 day 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 41 J. A. Stapleton11 day 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 40 J. A. Stapleton01 day 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 39 J. A. Stapleton01 day 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 38 J. A. Stapleton01 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 37 (2/2) J. A. Stapleton11 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 37 (1/2) J. A. Stapleton31 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 36 J. A. Stapleton01 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 35 J. A. Stapleton01 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 34 J. A. Stapleton01 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 33 J. A. Stapleton01 day 23 hours ago StoryMARKeting (1) mac_ashton31 month 2 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 32 J. A. Stapleton01 month 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 31 J. A. Stapleton01 month 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 30 J. A. Stapleton11 month 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 4 (1/2) J. A. Stapleton12 months 2 days ago StoryThe Patrolman - 29 J. A. Stapleton12 months 1 week ago StoryThe Patrolman - 28 J. A. Stapleton02 months 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 27 J. A. Stapleton52 months 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 26 J. A. Stapleton02 months 3 weeks ago StoryThe Patrolman - 25 J. A. Stapleton02 months 3 weeks ago My collections Dream Writing First Draft Film Reviews From East to West Loyalty - or A Boy Born of Two Fathers. Never Say Die - (James Bond 007) Short Story Collection Nobody's Son or Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal Odds and Sods - Short Stories Paint It, Red TATORT FOUR. The Conspiracy The Firm The Patrolman (Detective Lacey, #1) The Road to Nowhere Special - Noire Story The Second World War The Want (Detective Lacey, Short Stories) Through War & Adversity To Live and Die My stories Type - Any -StoryNon-fictionOtherPoemPoetry MonthlyBiography Genre - Any -NoirSpiritualYoung WritersSurrealTalecatchingScience fictionRomanceQuotationsRantReviewsTravelUnclassifiedWesternPhilosophyOther Non-fictionEroticaFantasyHistorical FictionDramaCrimeBiographyChildren'sHorrorHumourNatureOpinionOther FictionMiscellaneousLoveInspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)JournalAutobiography Awards Cherry-picked - Any -TrueFalse Pick of the day - Any -TrueFalse Poem of the week - Any -TrueFalse Story of the week - Any -TrueFalse Stories per page 510204060 The Patrolman - 42 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 19 Sep 2025 Someone was calling him.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 42 1 comment Log in to post comments 33 reads 1 likes The Patrolman - 41 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 12 Sep 2025 The kid lay half-naked outside his door.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 41 1 comment Log in to post comments 84 reads 1 likes The Patrolman - 40 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 12 Sep 2025 If someone wanted to feel truly alone, they only had to stand still in a train station.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 40 Log in to post comments 54 reads The Patrolman - 39 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 05 Sep 2025 The engine roared to life at the touch of the starter.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 39 Log in to post comments 77 reads The Patrolman - 38 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 29 Aug 2025 She appreciated Evelyn taking her in, but the house left her feeling cold.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 38 Log in to post comments 66 reads Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » 6 of my comments have received 6 Great Feedback votes 1 VoteThank you, Drew. AppreciatePosted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it. Read full commentPosted in The Patrolman - 2 1 VoteThis is an good piece. ItPosted on Mon, 28 May 2018This 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...Read full commentPosted in World peace 1 VoteThe rhyme works really wellPosted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015The 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
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it.
Read full commentPosted in The Patrolman - 2
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...
Read full commentPosted in World peace
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