Jim Archibald
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I have 24 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 12573 times
and 2 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2 of my 17 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2 votes
Jim Archibald
My stories
The Maiden and the Gypsy
He sucked from her the dewy distillation of her soul. In undertones of light he whispered futures past and present. He crafted yellow sunflowers on...
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- 269 reads
Les Courses des Fetes
The skittling, seasonal, south-west wind cuts the corner by the church. It leaves the Christmas message on branded cheek, nose and ear. At the Tabac...
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Mille Cherubini in Coro
A biting, grasping cold. The land in stark outline, washed in the effervescence of a vaulted star. The world in waiting; poor, benighted, watchful...
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- 325 reads
Santa Stops Here
"Santa Stops Here." That's what all the signs say as I leave the Portsmouth suburbs under the cover of darkness. He's going to be really busy if all...
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A Turkish Delight
Kamal Scinkote was the oldest man in the village. He had been born in the reign of Morkhum Bey, a time of great prosperity for the Turkish Empire...
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- 426 reads