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kheldar

I write poetry for a hobby and currently have a "public" collection in excess of 140 poems (including a full adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol") as well as many more written for special people and / or occasions. I am also working on my first novel and have written 22 short stories and one much longer story in five episodes. I have just completed a modern day retelling of "A Christmas Carol" which, as well as uploading the first two parts to here, I have self-published on Lulu.com. Sometimes writing is hard, sometimes it's dispiriting, on the whole it's jolly good fun!!!

I have 183 stories in 9 collections on the site. My stories have been read 71577 times and 38 of my stories have been cherry picked

My Collections

A CHRISTMAS CAROL
CHRISTMAS
FANTASY
GHOSTS, GHOULS AND SUNDRY HORRORS
MY SHORT STORIES
THE HUMAN CONDITION
THE INNER CONDITION
THE WIZARD QUINTET
THE WORLD ABOUT ME

My Stories

As Daylight Breaks on Christmas Morn

First published on December 20, 2012 - 20:33  | 47 reads

A Twenty-twelve Christmas Carol: Episode 2 – The First of the Three Spirits

First published on October 19, 2012 - 15:10  | 67 reads

A Twenty-twelve Christmas Carol: Episode I – Marlow’s Ghost

First published on October 12, 2012 - 14:37  | 159 reads

Farewell

First published on August 30, 2012 - 11:20  | 66 reads

Who Wrote the Book?

First published on May 25, 2012 - 10:59  | 137 reads

The Ballad of Bill McNally

First published on February 8, 2012 - 16:43  | 89 reads

A Question of Loss (I.P.)

First published on February 7, 2012 - 22:54  | 97 reads

A Never Ending War

First published on January 26, 2012 - 16:16  | 104 reads

Eyesores I Saw

First published on January 19, 2012 - 11:05  | 102 reads

Tombstone Tower Blocks

First published on January 12, 2012 - 15:53  | 171 reads

The True Curse of the Unread Story

First published on December 8, 2011 - 20:10  | 175 reads

The First Christmas - The Servant's Tale

First published on December 7, 2011 - 17:11  | 170 reads

Freedom is.....

First published on October 2, 2011 - 11:43  | 225 reads

Notes From A Stroll Before Breakfast

First published on September 26, 2011 - 16:21  | 156 reads

A Ghost, A Girl, A Garret Room

First published on September 1, 2011 - 10:46  | 372 reads

The Jockey and the Janitor

First published on July 16, 2011 - 21:51  | 185 reads

Suburban Sundarban

First published on July 14, 2011 - 16:09  | 228 reads

Let's Start Again (iii)

First published on June 27, 2011 - 15:12  | 252 reads

I Remember....

First published on June 8, 2011 - 12:05  | 181 reads

Let's Start Again (ii)

First published on June 8, 2011 - 11:47  | 213 reads

Let's Start Again

First published on June 3, 2011 - 18:52  | 275 reads

The Curse of the Unread Story

First published on April 27, 2011 - 19:55  | 551 reads

Sightless My Mind's Eye

First published on April 27, 2011 - 17:24  | 381 reads

Fallen Angel

First published on April 22, 2011 - 12:06  | 233 reads

Lest This Day

First published on April 7, 2011 - 16:28  | 325 reads

I HAVE NO SECRET VALENTINE

First published on February 18, 2011 - 21:42  | 210 reads

EACH WALKED YARD

First published on February 11, 2011 - 17:49  | 288 reads

THE WIFE I KNEW WAS STOLEN

First published on February 6, 2011 - 23:56  | 276 reads

CROSSING THE LINE (I.P.)

First published on January 29, 2011 - 14:57  | 405 reads

A POEM ALPHABETICALLY? (I.P.)

First published on January 23, 2011 - 13:30  | 499 reads

HE'D ALREADY DISAPPEARED

First published on January 21, 2011 - 12:46  | 429 reads

QWERTY BOARD

First published on January 20, 2011 - 15:40  | 379 reads

THE POET'S CURSE III - THE CONTEST

First published on January 19, 2011 - 16:15  | 259 reads

THE LOOKER (Warning - may cause offence)

First published on January 7, 2011 - 21:43  | 265 reads

I THINK I'VE UPSET SANTA CLAUS....

First published on December 25, 2010 - 10:52  | 219 reads

CHRISTMAS DAY

First published on December 25, 2010 - 10:50  | 251 reads

CHRISTMAS EVE

First published on December 24, 2010 - 13:41  | 271 reads

Get Over it (Again!!) (on having my name mistyped)

First published on December 18, 2010 - 14:41  | 269 reads

I CRAVE TO SAVE (I.P.)

First published on December 10, 2010 - 18:54  | 378 reads

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - JOSEPH'S TALE

First published on December 3, 2010 - 00:32  | 303 reads

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS (and not a partridge to be found)

First published on December 1, 2010 - 21:43  | 209 reads

CAN I PLEASE HAVE MY BRAIN BACK?

First published on November 30, 2010 - 00:39  | 384 reads

:--)

First published on November 28, 2010 - 22:29  | 296 reads

THE LOOK IN HER EYES (I.P.)

First published on November 28, 2010 - 01:56  | 363 reads

I SAW AN AD FOR SANDALS

First published on November 27, 2010 - 15:38  | 336 reads

SUNNY SPELLS

First published on November 26, 2010 - 20:05  | 228 reads

THOUGHTS ON DYING

First published on November 25, 2010 - 16:09  | 284 reads

THE SEVEN AGES OF [A SICK PERVERTED] MAN (Warning, may cause offence)

First published on November 25, 2010 - 15:54  | 471 reads

SOME SHINE FROM THE FIRMAMENT

First published on November 24, 2010 - 13:16  | 306 reads

IN A JUNGLE FAR FROM HOME

First published on November 23, 2010 - 16:32  | 292 reads

THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART FIVE

First published on November 11, 2010 - 17:48  | 285 reads

THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART FOUR

First published on November 8, 2010 - 18:55  | 258 reads

THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART THREE

First published on November 5, 2010 - 21:17  | 291 reads

BOXES, BUNDLES, BAGS

First published on November 4, 2010 - 21:34  | 348 reads

THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART TWO

First published on November 3, 2010 - 20:25  | 246 reads

THE DARKNESS WITHIN - PART ONE

First published on November 1, 2010 - 18:03  | 265 reads

DREAM MACHINES AND NIGHTMARES

First published on August 16, 2010 - 15:28  | 360 reads

60 - MIDNIGHT

First published on August 12, 2010 - 23:05  | 484 reads

SHE TOOK THEN TO THE HILLS (I.P.)

First published on August 11, 2010 - 22:11  | 440 reads

THE END OF THE WORLD - (I.P.)

First published on August 9, 2010 - 16:43  | 289 reads

I TELL THE TALE....

First published on August 6, 2010 - 00:11  | 418 reads

WHITE ROSE (I.P.)

First published on July 29, 2010 - 00:24  | 360 reads

OX-TALES

First published on July 26, 2010 - 23:43  | 328 reads

“STICKS AND STONES”

First published on July 26, 2010 - 14:17  | 387 reads

A FISHY TALE

First published on July 25, 2010 - 14:55  | 313 reads

DIGGING

First published on July 24, 2010 - 18:43  | 394 reads

A BABY'S ABC (I.P.)

First published on July 12, 2010 - 13:33  | 332 reads

NINE THIRTY-FOUR IN THE EVENING

First published on July 10, 2010 - 21:51  | 394 reads

FOR ALL HIS LIFE... (I.P.)

First published on July 8, 2010 - 00:14  | 381 reads

UNTITLED 2

First published on June 9, 2010 - 15:49  | 359 reads

THE SEED (I.P.)

First published on May 13, 2010 - 19:59  | 423 reads

THE DISAPPOINTING DEATH OF JIMMY JONES (I.P.)

First published on May 10, 2010 - 08:33  | 553 reads

THE BARMAN

First published on April 29, 2010 - 20:35  | 394 reads

UNDEAD REQUIEM

First published on April 12, 2010 - 12:50  | 426 reads

"SWEETIE, PLEASE DON'T FUSS" (I.P.)

First published on April 10, 2010 - 12:29  | 430 reads

UNTITLED

First published on April 6, 2010 - 12:37  | 397 reads

THE FOX

First published on April 3, 2010 - 22:40  | 368 reads

JEALOUS OF A DOORFRAME?

First published on March 27, 2010 - 20:02  | 468 reads

PAIN

First published on March 27, 2010 - 01:55  | 443 reads

HER TURKISH LANTERN (I.P.)

First published on March 21, 2010 - 21:33  | 628 reads

9/11 - THE ACT & THE ANSWER

First published on March 20, 2010 - 21:06  | 423 reads

BUST or….BUST??

First published on March 20, 2010 - 20:58  | 413 reads

SEPERATED AT BIRTH (I.P.)

First published on March 14, 2010 - 23:54  | 489 reads

BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER (I.P.)

First published on March 14, 2010 - 23:22  | 394 reads

IF...JOHNNY DEPP SHOULD GRACE THE ROOM

First published on March 13, 2010 - 01:52  | 432 reads

INSOMNIA

First published on March 2, 2010 - 22:54  | 448 reads

THE BUSKER IS A BUDDHIST

First published on February 27, 2010 - 01:14  | 425 reads

THE POET'S CURSE II - SELF-DOUBT

First published on February 25, 2010 - 17:44  | 452 reads

NO MEDALS FOR NODAR (I.P.)

First published on February 21, 2010 - 16:16  | 503 reads

I ATE "PINK PANTHER" BARS

First published on February 20, 2010 - 15:22  | 386 reads

THE DEVIL TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN (I.P.)

First published on February 16, 2010 - 00:26  | 548 reads

WEARINESS

First published on February 12, 2010 - 16:49  | 401 reads

THE VOICE, THE CHOICE, MY FRIENDS REJOICE

First published on February 11, 2010 - 20:29  | 377 reads

HOW QUICK (TRUST TO DUST)

First published on February 11, 2010 - 00:08  | 392 reads

SPRING AND BROOK AND RIVER

First published on February 10, 2010 - 17:15  | 436 reads

A TEAR

First published on February 9, 2010 - 18:01  | 554 reads

"CLEAN, YOUNG ENGLISHMAN!" (I.P)

First published on February 8, 2010 - 14:30  | 425 reads

EYES UPON THE GROUND

First published on February 5, 2010 - 21:34  | 473 reads

GET OVER IT (on having my story for Haiti rejected)

First published on February 3, 2010 - 16:58  | 473 reads

WORCESTER WEATHER

First published on February 2, 2010 - 13:04  | 423 reads

THEY BURIED ME TODAY AT LAST

First published on February 2, 2010 - 00:10  | 453 reads

URGE TO SPLURGE

First published on February 2, 2010 - 00:06  | 426 reads

AN END TO THIS

First published on January 31, 2010 - 20:16  | 456 reads

DAY BREAK OVER BAGHDAD

First published on January 30, 2010 - 13:49  | 421 reads

THE POET'S CURSE

First published on January 27, 2010 - 07:58  | 517 reads

THE THIRTY-THIRD SQUARE

First published on January 26, 2010 - 15:16  | 379 reads

THE MOUNTAIN

First published on January 24, 2010 - 17:28  | 466 reads

LITTLE WARRIOR

First published on January 20, 2010 - 21:45  | 489 reads

THE ARCHIVIST

First published on January 18, 2010 - 20:14  | 500 reads

DEBRIS & DUST

First published on January 17, 2010 - 13:19  | 421 reads

I USED TO WATCH

First published on January 17, 2010 - 00:23  | 396 reads

RABAT, MALTA

First published on January 14, 2010 - 21:35  | 429 reads

MDINA, MALTA

First published on January 14, 2010 - 21:29  | 451 reads

TEARS AND FEARS

First published on January 14, 2010 - 21:23  | 383 reads

A HOMELESS MAN

First published on January 12, 2010 - 12:32  | 429 reads

THIS HOUSE

First published on January 12, 2010 - 10:52  | 380 reads

THE REAPER

First published on January 11, 2010 - 23:25  | 450 reads

THE GHOST OF THE BETRAYED

First published on January 11, 2010 - 23:21  | 398 reads

WINTER SCENE

First published on January 7, 2010 - 17:14  | 388 reads

THIS OLD MANOR HOUSE

First published on January 6, 2010 - 15:16  | 356 reads

SHE SHUTS HER EYES…

First published on January 6, 2010 - 15:02  | 455 reads

A LONDON FAREWELL - 15th December 2006

First published on January 5, 2010 - 12:12  | 372 reads

DEATH HE CAME A CALLING

First published on January 3, 2010 - 17:06  | 380 reads

A MEMORY OF SOLFERINO - JUNE 24TH 1859 (annotated)

First published on January 3, 2010 - 13:52  | 394 reads

SEA STORM

First published on January 2, 2010 - 16:31  | 506 reads

THE HELLBOUND SINNER

First published on January 2, 2010 - 16:29  | 373 reads

THE WEEKLY SHOP

First published on January 2, 2010 - 15:25  | 373 reads

A NEW YEAR WISH

First published on January 1, 2010 - 11:12  | 358 reads

THE FOGHORN

First published on December 31, 2009 - 15:46  | 402 reads

ROCKS

First published on December 31, 2009 - 15:45  | 398 reads

SEASCAPE

First published on December 31, 2009 - 15:43  | 365 reads

OCEAN

First published on December 30, 2009 - 17:49  | 401 reads

FORESTS

First published on December 30, 2009 - 17:47  | 389 reads

THROUGH DARKENED WOODS

First published on December 30, 2009 - 17:39  | 363 reads

HAUNTED HOUSE 2

First published on December 29, 2009 - 18:15  | 398 reads

NEW YORK APARTMENT BLOCK - THE 2ND STOR(E)Y

First published on December 29, 2009 - 18:12  | 388 reads

NEW YORK APARTMENT BLOCK

First published on December 29, 2009 - 00:47  | 525 reads

BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR - PART 2

First published on December 29, 2009 - 00:42  | 473 reads

UNITED STATES

First published on December 28, 2009 - 20:24  | 424 reads

THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL

First published on December 26, 2009 - 16:52  | 525 reads

TWELVE THOUGHTS OF CHRISTMAS

First published on December 24, 2009 - 20:08  | 402 reads

“I WANT IT BACK” - A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS

First published on December 23, 2009 - 16:23  | 380 reads

UPON A BARREN CLIFF TOP

First published on December 21, 2009 - 13:10  | 441 reads

FULL MOON

First published on December 20, 2009 - 13:21  | 428 reads

I SHUT MY EYES .....

First published on December 19, 2009 - 16:40  | 455 reads

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL

First published on December 18, 2009 - 10:34  | 437 reads

ST PAUL'S CATACOMBS, RABAT, MALTA

First published on December 18, 2009 - 10:28  | 517 reads

THE WATCHER

First published on December 18, 2009 - 10:21  | 407 reads

RIVENDELL REFLECTION

First published on December 14, 2009 - 15:53  | 452 reads

AN EMMA DILEMMA

First published on December 14, 2009 - 12:09  | 429 reads

SUNDAY

First published on December 10, 2009 - 12:09  | 431 reads

SETTING SONS

First published on December 9, 2009 - 11:17  | 422 reads

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - THE KINGS' TALE

First published on December 9, 2009 - 11:13  | 407 reads

THE WHALE

First published on December 8, 2009 - 12:57  | 451 reads

THE CASTLE

First published on December 8, 2009 - 12:52  | 413 reads

CHRISTMAS 1843

First published on December 6, 2009 - 13:04  | 435 reads

THE PRISONER

First published on December 6, 2009 - 13:00  | 432 reads

HAND SIGNS & FOOT NOTES

First published on December 6, 2009 - 12:50  | 453 reads

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS - THE SHEPHERDS' STORY

First published on December 5, 2009 - 13:02  | 1277 reads

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVES 4 & 5

First published on December 4, 2009 - 20:09  | 1307 reads

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE THREE

First published on December 4, 2009 - 11:43  | 657 reads

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE TWO

First published on December 4, 2009 - 01:28  | 452 reads

A CHRISTMAS CAROL - STAVE ONE

First published on December 3, 2009 - 14:00  | 543 reads

CHRISTMAS 1915

First published on November 28, 2009 - 20:40  | 481 reads

THE STORY OF SHARON AND SEAN

First published on November 27, 2009 - 11:10  | 420 reads

BEHIND THE VESTRY DOOR

First published on November 26, 2009 - 20:34  | 500 reads

A KISS

First published on November 25, 2009 - 18:01  | 484 reads

BEHIND THE BEDROOM DOOR - PART 1

First published on November 25, 2009 - 17:57  | 422 reads

HAUNTED HOUSE

First published on November 25, 2009 - 17:52  | 407 reads

THE STRIPPER

First published on November 21, 2009 - 19:53  | 509 reads

TERROR 2

First published on November 21, 2009 - 19:47  | 439 reads

TERROR

First published on November 21, 2009 - 19:45  | 433 reads

THE DARK TIMES

First published on November 20, 2009 - 15:40  | 501 reads

MISTRESS OF EVIL

First published on November 19, 2009 - 13:42  | 469 reads

THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 5 - THE BLACK SOULED WIZARD

First published on November 19, 2009 - 13:36  | 348 reads

THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 4 - THE ETERNAL WIZARD

First published on November 19, 2009 - 13:33  | 386 reads

THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 3 - DRAGON GOLD

First published on November 18, 2009 - 14:12  | 387 reads

THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 2 - DRAGON

First published on November 18, 2009 - 14:10  | 409 reads

THE WIZARD QUINTET PART 1 - THE WIZARD

First published on November 18, 2009 - 14:03  | 439 reads

WINTER RUSH HOUR

First published on November 15, 2009 - 16:07  | 440 reads

IN THE DENTIST'S WAITING ROOM

First published on November 14, 2009 - 16:26  | 1069 reads

The Witch

First published on November 14, 2009 - 16:17  | 481 reads

THOUGHTS FOR A DYING SOLDIER

First published on November 14, 2009 - 16:14  | 515 reads

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