Home Read Write Forums Blogs J. A. StapletonPrimary tabsView Track(active tab) TypeTitleAuthorRepliesLast updated StoryThe Patrolman - 4 (2/2) J. A. Stapleton51 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 4 (1/2) J. A. Stapleton04 days 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 3 J. A. Stapleton25 days 8 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 2 J. A. Stapleton45 days 8 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 1 J. A. Stapleton45 days 8 hours ago StoryOut of the Frying Pan J. A. Stapleton02 weeks 2 days ago CollectionThe Patrolman (Detective Lacey, #1) J. A. Stapleton01 month 8 hours ago StoryThe Want - The Instructor J. A. Stapleton04 years 2 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part IV) J. A. Stapleton04 years 3 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part III) J. A. Stapleton04 years 4 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part II) J. A. Stapleton04 years 4 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part I) J. A. 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Stapleton on Fri, 17 Jan 2025 The Lincoln threaded up the slopes, navigating the hairpin curves of Canyon Drive.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 4 (2/2) 5 comments Log in to post comments 466 reads The Patrolman - 4 (1/2) By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 17 Jan 2025 It had been a spell since Jake Lacey darkened the doorstep of Hollywood Police Station.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 4 (1/2) Log in to post comments 54 reads The Patrolman - 3 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 10 Jan 2025 She took the stairs from the private room, her evening dress bunched up in one hand.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 3 2 comments Log in to post comments 483 reads The Patrolman - 2 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 03 Jan 2025 The cabbie kept glancing at him in the rear-view mirror.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 2 4 comments Log in to post comments 999 reads 1 likes The Patrolman - 1 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 20 Dec 2024 The Super Chief came into the station like it was out of breath.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 1 4 comments Log in to post comments 643 reads 1 likes Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » 6 of my comments have received 6 Great Feedback votes 1 VoteThank you, Drew. AppreciatePosted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it. Read full commentPosted in The Patrolman - 2 1 VoteThis is an good piece. ItPosted on Mon, 28 May 2018This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...Read full commentPosted in World peace 1 VoteThe rhyme works really wellPosted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely. Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone
J. A. StapletonPrimary tabsView Track(active tab) TypeTitleAuthorRepliesLast updated StoryThe Patrolman - 4 (2/2) J. A. Stapleton51 day 23 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 4 (1/2) J. A. Stapleton04 days 22 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 3 J. A. Stapleton25 days 8 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 2 J. A. Stapleton45 days 8 hours ago StoryThe Patrolman - 1 J. A. Stapleton45 days 8 hours ago StoryOut of the Frying Pan J. A. Stapleton02 weeks 2 days ago CollectionThe Patrolman (Detective Lacey, #1) J. A. Stapleton01 month 8 hours ago StoryThe Want - The Instructor J. A. Stapleton04 years 2 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part IV) J. A. Stapleton04 years 3 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part III) J. A. Stapleton04 years 4 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part II) J. A. Stapleton04 years 4 months ago StoryThe Patrolman (2) - Chapter I: The Patrolman (Part I) J. A. 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Stapleton05 years 9 months ago CollectionNever Say Die - (James Bond 007) Short Story Collection J. A. Stapleton05 years 9 months ago StoryNever Say Die (James Bond 007) 2 / L'Uomo Che Visse Due Volte (1 of 4) J. A. Stapleton05 years 9 months ago My collections Dream Writing First Draft Film Reviews From East to West Loyalty - or A Boy Born of Two Fathers. Never Say Die - (James Bond 007) Short Story Collection Nobody's Son or Another Delinquent Boy's Betrayal Odds and Sods - Short Stories Paint It, Red TATORT FOUR. The Conspiracy The Firm The Patrolman (Detective Lacey, #1) The Road to Nowhere Special - Noire Story The Second World War The Want (Detective Lacey, Short Stories) Through War & Adversity To Live and Die My stories Type - Any -StoryNon-fictionOtherPoemPoetry MonthlyBiography Genre - Any -NoirSpiritualYoung WritersSurrealTalecatchingScience fictionRomanceQuotationsRantReviewsTravelUnclassifiedWesternPhilosophyOther Non-fictionEroticaFantasyHistorical FictionDramaCrimeBiographyChildren'sHorrorHumourNatureOpinionOther FictionMiscellaneousLoveInspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)JournalAutobiography Awards Cherry-picked - Any -TrueFalse Pick of the day - Any -TrueFalse Poem of the week - Any -TrueFalse Story of the week - Any -TrueFalse Stories per page 510204060 The Patrolman - 4 (2/2) By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 17 Jan 2025 The Lincoln threaded up the slopes, navigating the hairpin curves of Canyon Drive.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 4 (2/2) 5 comments Log in to post comments 466 reads The Patrolman - 4 (1/2) By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 17 Jan 2025 It had been a spell since Jake Lacey darkened the doorstep of Hollywood Police Station.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 4 (1/2) Log in to post comments 54 reads The Patrolman - 3 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 10 Jan 2025 She took the stairs from the private room, her evening dress bunched up in one hand.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 3 2 comments Log in to post comments 483 reads The Patrolman - 2 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 03 Jan 2025 The cabbie kept glancing at him in the rear-view mirror.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 2 4 comments Log in to post comments 999 reads 1 likes The Patrolman - 1 By J. A. Stapleton on Fri, 20 Dec 2024 The Super Chief came into the station like it was out of breath.NoirHistorical FictionCrimeStoryCertificate 15 Read more about The Patrolman - 1 4 comments Log in to post comments 643 reads 1 likes Pages1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » 6 of my comments have received 6 Great Feedback votes 1 VoteThank you, Drew. AppreciatePosted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it. Read full commentPosted in The Patrolman - 2 1 VoteThis is an good piece. ItPosted on Mon, 28 May 2018This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...Read full commentPosted in World peace 1 VoteThe rhyme works really wellPosted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely. Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate
Posted on Fri, 03 Jan 2025
Thank you, Drew. Appreciate it.
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This is an good piece. It
Posted on Mon, 28 May 2018
This is an good piece. It feels more like Science Fiction to me - what if violence stopped - and that novum is interestingly looked at with the unknown narrator and the second person pronoun. I would list this as Science Fiction, but if you...
Read full commentPosted in World peace
The rhyme works really well
Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015
The rhyme works really well and love the image that is conjured up through the imagery. Really lovely.
Read full commentPosted in After a Long Night Alone