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Fifty-Pence for the Meter, by Jamie Guiney

An abridged version of “Fifty-Pence for the Meter” was broadcasted on BBC Radio 4 as part of their Short Works...
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Isle of Skye
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Half-clouded Sky, by Cassie Smith-Christmas

Rhona started leaving nearly every night after Aonghas was asleep, like she had the night The Silence had begun.  There...
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Blossom Time, by James Ellson

Someone, or something, was stealing Jopson’s apple-blossom. Three small apple trees in pots stood on his front path. A supermarket...
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From Beneath the Ground, by Janie Krahulcova

What comes up from underground? The youngsters would ask when starting their long journey to the ritual grounds. Their hooved...
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Stirring the Marmalade, by MacKenzie Fowler

Roger Conroy rolled up in his Volvo. Laura was on the swing beneath the dead tree reading a paperback Amish...
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Mail on Sunday, by Samantha Rogers

‘The wind was fierce last night, wasn’t it?’ ‘Yeah. I thought the windows were going to blow in on top...
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Rose Petals
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Yumi’s Petals, by Poppy Johnson

Yumi sat crossed-legged on the floor. She had spread out onto the carpet an ugly lime green table cloth that...
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The virtues of destruction are few
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The Virtues of Destruction (Excerpt), by Colin T. Gilbert

This is the beginning of Colin’s novel The Virtues of Destruction, now available on Amazon. * Hidden within one sharp and brooding...
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flyers for stephen the dog
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Flyers for Steven, by Adam Kenworthy

Steven. Steven, is loose. Loose, so I had to go looking for him. I’d been meaning to fix the gate....
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Harold and Celia, by Robert Block

The following is an excerpt from Robert Block’s novel Ardensville. Harold Harold Vinnoir. He came from Minnesota. He is a...
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Adam Trodd offers his flash fiction
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Did You Eat of The Apple? (fiction), by Adam Trodd

Nana had loved Mike for years. There was something of the earth about the man. He owned land but the...
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10 farm novels for reading
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10 Farm Novels for Winter Reading

Ryan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away, a novel set on an Irish dairy farm. He shares...
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