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I have 177 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 190769 times
and 184 of my stories have been cherry picked.
36 of my 278 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 37 votes
Christopher Caldwell
I grew up in England and have since made a home in France, on the banks of the Loire. My writing explores how family, place, and history leave their traces on us.
My stories
Calling All Angels
In the middle of mundane tasks, I put on music. The hiss of the iron, the quiet shuffle of laundry, all faded as the first notes filled the room...
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Fox on the Hill
It was a rather grim affair, my half-brother’s birthday. A Wetherspoons, Fox on the Hill, South London. We arrived forty minutes late and were still...
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The Cinema of My Becoming
It feels almost quaint now, being asked for your three favourite films - a question from another age, when culture still arrived in tidy, nameable...
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The Hug Reflex
It was still dark outside. I sleep without the curtains drawn — perhaps inviting anyone to somehow filter through the glass and slip under the covers...
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One last riddle for the week (I promise)
I first saw L’appartement at the cinema in 1996. For the film to work, the protagonist needs to radiate charisma, and I suppose, given its success,...
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The film "Straight Outta
Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2025
The film "Straight Outta Compton" is really powerful and provided people like me with a real insight, both as a piece of storytelling and as a snapshot of a cultural moment. The casting of O’Shea Jackson Jr. as his father (Ice Cube) adds another...
Read full commentPosted in Would the real 'Rap God', please stand up?
I don't want to go back to a
Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2025
I don't want to go back to a corporate environment. Bleugh. Very well captured.
Read full commentPosted in Kettle Violation
Reminds me of the J G Ballard
Posted on Sun, 14 Sep 2025
Reminds me of the J G Ballard story Concrete Island. What a scary thought.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Train
Fair enough. Just to be
Posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2025
Fair enough. Just to be absolutely clear, my response wasn't intended to be critical, but curious, and you led me to make some discoveries for which I thank you. Happy Sunday to you
Read full commentPosted in Elephant.
Yes, sorry, a bit gloomy isn
Posted on Sat, 13 Sep 2025
Yes, sorry, a bit gloomy isn't it? I regret it a bit now. I'll have to write another, but more optimistic to balance the books
Read full commentPosted in Your Case Has Been Referred to an External Agency for Further Processing
This is great. It's something
Posted on Wed, 16 Jul 2025
This is great. It's something I've been wrestling with for over three years now. My therapist might think I had written it were they to read it, but then that's the beauty of something that speaks a universal truth in fresh and clever ways. Thank...
Read full commentPosted in The Obituary Reader
Honoured. Seems I score
Posted on Mon, 20 Jan 2025
Honoured. Seems I score better with comedy, which has always been the case, though I strive to be a serious intellectual. The other night, I had a dream that I was trying very hard to impress someone - could have been an attractive woman or...
Read full commentPosted in Jacques and Basil
absolutely
Posted on Tue, 07 Jan 2025
We have all done things that we shouldn't have, and if you disagree with that then you probably haven't got much of a conscience. I am bothered by the possibility that writing stuff like this comes across as too 'preachy' though. A little pious....
Read full commentPosted in Hard Pressed
The commercialisation of
Posted on Tue, 10 Dec 2024
The commercialisation of religious holidays often feels out of step with their origins. The Magi, brought gifts that symbolised more than material wealth: gold for kingship, frankincense for divinity, and myrrh for mortality. The gold might have...
Read full commentPosted in CHRISTmas is Cancelled. Part Four.
Being out in the woods has
Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024
Being out in the woods has saved me numerous times. I love the woods. Especially the mossy, brackeny, hilly kind with large rhododendrons and wise old trees. Doesn't matter the weather or time of day, it is always inspiring, reviving and calming...
Read full commentPosted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024
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