J. A. Stapleton
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17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 143662 times
and 20 of my stories have been cherry picked.
5 of my 83 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 5 votes
J. A. Stapleton is the author of three crime novels. His book, film and TV reviews are available on Instagram at @j.a.stapleton
His literary influences are Ian Fleming, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Raymond Chandler and James Ellroy.
© J. A. Stapleton 2026
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Losing Track of Time
A short exercise using the prompt "losing track of time". Written by hand in 10 minutes.
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Liar's Dice
The eleven days I spent in Boulder were the longest I stayed anywhere.
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Out of the Frying Pan
Frank Klein figured he was being watched the moment the doors closed behind him with their pneumatic hiss.
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The Want - The Instructor
December 1942 - Central Division Shooting Gallery. Officer Jake Lacey learns a lesson in humility from a weapon's master: in order to overcome one's fears, one must first learn to trust himself.
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The Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part IV)
Second draft of first completed novel - The Patrolman. "Three bullets had passed cleanly through the door."
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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.
Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone