Melkur

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I have 189 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 74083 times and 26 of my stories have been cherry picked.

My stories

Upperkirkgate Chapter Four: The Houses That He Makes Last Till Doomsday, Part 1

Jack stood at the back of the Pirrips bookshop, looking down from the poetry section. The weather outside was raining hard: still very cold in...

Upperkirkgate Chapter Three: That Frame Outlasts A Thousand Tenants, Part 3

“Well, why should I… It’s spent now, anyway. That was last year ,” he said, sounding angry. “She had no business telling you… I don’t remember...

Upperkirkgate Chapter Three: That Frame Outlasts A Thousand Tenants, Part 2

“My parents have friends in Tuscany. I even wrote a lengthy poem based loosely on Renaissance and Roman themes, sort of stream-of-consciousness, one...

Upperkirkgate Chapter Three: That Frame Outlasts A Thousand Tenants, Part 1

The wind blowing up from Shiprow was bitter; leading off Union Street, it went directly to the harbour, the cold bite cutting to the bones of the...

Upperkirkgate Chapter Two: Could He Dig Without Arms? Part 3

They were silent for a while, watching the autumn happen. Since they had come to the Gardens, more leaves had departed the trees, the sky seemed...

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