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I have 175 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 181424 times and 180 of my stories have been cherry picked.
35 of my 275 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 36 votes

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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

Cherry

La Barbe Bleue

The very first time I saw him, he was haloed by torchlight and the murmur of a crowd. His reputation was immense - almost impossibly heroic -...
Cherry

Goldilocks

Jamileh’s eyes darted around feverishly as she walked down the quiet street on the outskirts of Atlanta. The houses stood prim and square, shutters...
Cherry

The jewellery box

The jewellery box was my gateway. When I lifted its clasp, the music — Für Elise, but thinned and sharpened by the tiny pins and teeth of the...
Cherry

The Coffee Table

When I was twenty, I worked in Oliver Bonas on Kensington Church Street, directly under Anna Bonas herself. The stock never impressed me — torpedo...

The girl on the platform

The girl on the platform, waiting for her train. She looks kind of pretty, Though booze has soaked her brain It’s gone 3:00 a.m. And it's starting to...
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35 of my comments have received 36 Great Feedback votes

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Very atmospheric. I can feel

Posted on Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Very atmospheric. I can feel it all. It's all very familiar, except my dad didn't rule the house with an iron fist.

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Posted in Tom All Alone (2)

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Excellent. I had such

Posted on Sat, 14 Sep 2024

Excellent. I had such compassion. I was cheering with the others even before you/she got to the finish line. Very real and so well told.

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Posted in How much is still left

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Fabulous

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024

I enjoyed this profoundly. Not only the fact that like most, I can relate totally, but your lucid dream is so very close to the kind of dreams I experience. I am also indebted to you for reminding me of Lord Acton's quote. For a while now I have...

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Posted in Leviathan

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