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I have 174 stories published in
10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 180440 times
and 180 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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
Labyrinthine Apparition
I find myself in a building that resists definition—part university, part manor house, a place with too many corridors and too much history. The air...
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A toast to all the shamans!
Our visit to the Saatchi Gallery had been unexpectedly emotional. An exhibition themed around flowers—automatically romantic, explosive with colour...
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Moved to Tears (Moonlit Ballad)
Yesterday I was entranced by Dean Dyson, a famous busker on Guildford's cobbled high street, with his smooth yet rasping vocal and a simple acoustic...
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Head Boy
Council estates boxed in my school on all sides. Walking home, I’d pass the newsagent where my mates and I could buy cigarettes, crisps, and the...
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Jacques and Basil
Scene: The Lobby of Fawlty Towers [The front door creaks open. Inspector Clouseau enters, disguised as a flamboyant millionaire. He is draped in a...
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