J. A. Stapleton

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My stories

Losing Track of Time

A short exercise using the prompt "losing track of time". Written by hand in 10 minutes.

Liar's Dice

The eleven days I spent in Boulder were the longest I stayed anywhere.
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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.

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.

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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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.

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