Jim Archibald

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I have 24 stories published in one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 12517 times and 2 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Jim Archibald

My stories

Cleansing The Temple

By Jim Archibald on Wed, 18 Oct 2017

It's a crackling sound. Old parchment; it's like old parchment. Appropriate for the tomb of the Holy Father, don't you think? But wait. I'm getting...

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Irish Coffee

By Jim Archibald on Wed, 18 Oct 2017

I missed it. I mime; ear to an imaginary conch shell. I thumb toward the steam-drenched espresso machine. Pain turns ugly in her eyes, the cigarette...

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Concerts and Carnage

By Jim Archibald on Fri, 05 Dec 2014

Jimmy Drummond stood outside the arc of the lights. Guilt was the determining factor. He was whole, unmarked, free to move under his own volition...

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The Somme - That First Day

By Jim Archibald on Fri, 05 Dec 2014

'Naw, please. Ma Maw’s frae Edinburgh,'screamed the cowering bundle beneath Martin’s bayonet. 'What the fuck!' 'Stick um, bluidy stick um,' shouted...