john_king

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I have 54 stories published in 2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 34313 times and 8 of my stories have been cherry picked.

My stories

Shore Shell

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It was the best holiday I’d ever had until the inevitable. Even the inevitable can be a shock when it knocks on your door, and all the more shocking...

Ordinary People

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Ordinary People As she stopped to catch her breath she looked back and realised her mistake. It wasn’t a mistake to blow up trains, the mistake was...
Cherry

Back Up

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Back Up ‘Caution vehicle reversing’ the voice, repetitive, robotic. As the removal van backed into the drive I felt this is an end beginning. When...

Alarm: Penalty for Improper Use

Alarm: Penalty for Improper Use I made the train by 1 second. I was too out of breath to think about old films when people actually opened doors on...

Rising Intonation

home, office, champagne - a heady mix. (acknowledgement: citylit, London)

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