J. A. Stapleton

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I have 86 stories published in 15 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 22533 times and 16 of my stories have been cherry picked.
5 of my 80 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 5 votes

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J. A. Stapleton is an English short story writer and screenwriter.  His epistolary short story titled LOYALTY: or, A Boy Born of Two Fathers (published originally on this site) was published in November 2017.  A film review on Darkest Hour was featured in REBEL magazine soon after.  He has recently been recognised and featured in the Albert Sloman Library for his contributions to writing as a University of Essex student.  

 

He is currently developing his first full-length novel - Through War & Adversity. 

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My stories

Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part II

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 03 Jun 2018

The man’s index finger curled gingerly around the trigger and tugged on it once.
Young Writers
Historical Fiction
Drama
Story
Certificate 18

Through War & Adversity - Chapter 3 - Part I

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 03 Jun 2018

The Gestapo man took the 9mm Walther P08 out of his pocket. He screwed a silencer fitted for a Luger (the manufacturers made no difference) to the muzzle’s front end, and flicked the safety catch down, and waited for some courage, courage to kill this woman.
Young Writers
Historical Fiction
Drama
Story
Certificate 18
Cherry

Through War & Adversity - Chapter 2

By J. A. Stapleton on Sun, 27 May 2018

When Adelise Gèroux finished packing her life into a single tattered suitcase she walked out onto the third-floor balcony of her boarding house to take in the evening air.
Young Writers
Historical Fiction
Drama
Story
Certificate 15

Through War & Adversity - Chapter 1

By J. A. Stapleton on Thu, 24 May 2018

The burly man lying face down in the sand may have well been dead.
Young Writers
Historical Fiction
Drama
Story
Certificate 15

Jeopardy in Beta Block

By J. A. Stapleton on Wed, 25 Apr 2018

In a near-dystopian future, CID Inspector, Jeopardy Carter, stumbles on a conspiracy involving a leading construction tycoon and the privitization of council properties. If she doesn't pull the plug on her investigation, things could get worse for the residents of block beta.
Science fiction
Drama
Crime
Story
Certificate 15

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5 of my comments have received 5 Great Feedback votes

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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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Posted in After a Long Night Alone