Terrence Oblong

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I have 894 stories published in 48 collections on the site.
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A night in the old well (200 words)

Tomorrow I turn 17, so tonight I have to sleep at the bottom of the old well, such is the tradition for boys in our village. Tomorrow I will wake up a man.

Mask

Mickey wasn't a criminal. Sure, he'd done a few bad things but who hasn't?

The importance of good signage

Heck, I deserved my promotion. 17 years I worked flat out every day, playing my part in the safe passage of millions of people travelling in and out of New York's Penn Station.
Cherry

The UnSleep - Chapter 1

2 a.m. I stared at the wall in front of me, nothing better to do. The wall was plain, no paintings, no pictures, just greying white. Dull and ever-so-slowly ageing.

Our future (200 words)

We always referred to it as our future, the ever-growing wad of blue-note, stored secretly behind the panel in the wardrobe.

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