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Maggie: A Short Story by Alice Stride

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There is a woman standing on the street. She has two arms, two legs, the correct number of fingers and toes, knees, elbows, eyes, ears, a nose, teeth and all the bits inbetween. She is looking in a shop window, and her face is full of melancholy. I’ll say that she is plump, with coiffed [...]

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Shaggy Bear Story – by Cassandra Parkin

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Shaggy Bear Story “So when did you first realise you had this talent?” asks Nick. He’s grateful that, after over a decade in real-life journalism, he’s developed a truly world-beating poker-face. It’s a shame the Sport has folded. This would have been right up their street. The man peers across the crusty teak-effect table with [...]

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She Loved Much: a short story

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Simon shuffled towards him, desperate not to come into contact with the woman. ‘Yes, preacher?’ he said.

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A Death: A Short Story

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What if Miss Catherine too harbours the terrible canker of consumption? Unseen, unfelt, unperceived. Waiting like a dog behind the door to savage my last hopes.

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The Search for the Great Albino

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Only hours after receiving the news, Bésancourt was levering himself into the saddle of his mule, whilst Lindenhof was buying new pack-animals with gold which he had carried secreted in the heel of his left boot ever since his days in Mexico.

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