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I have 119 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 108809 times and 28 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Brian Cross

My stories

A Barrel Of Rum

By brian cross on Mon, 28 Nov 2005

The heat had been building up all morning and my tiny room in the inn's attic was stifling; I felt I was breathing in soup. I headed downstairs needing air but outside it was almost as still and stale, just a flutter of a breeze...
Other Fiction
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Certificate U

Stormfly - Chapter Two

By brian cross on Sun, 02 Oct 2005

"You creep," those words smashed into my chest with the force of a blacksmith's blow. Was that what she really thought of me?
Other Fiction
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Certificate U

Stormfly - prologue and Chapter One

By brian cross on Thu, 22 Sep 2005

PROLOGUE I suppose it began with the summer of '63. Annie, Tom and me; three fourteen year olds deep in the Suffolk countryside, having a picnic in a clearing surrounded by knee high corn swaying in a humid breeze. In the distance the whirr of my uncle's combine, pale sunlight reflecting from its green sides.
Other Fiction
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Certificate U

Watching You, Chapter One

By brian cross on Thu, 15 Sep 2005

Puddles of oil shone like demon eyes. The faltering lights of the depot's access ramp had exploded into life for a second before dying away as quickly as the engine of Kelly Stafford's car...
Crime
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Certificate 15

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