Caldwell

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I have 173 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
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Christopher Caldwell

I grew up in England and have since made a home in France, on the banks of the Loire. My writing explores how family, place, and history leave their traces on us.

My stories

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And Yet I Still Watch

I scroll through YouTube’s endless thumbnails and I am bored. Bored of the screaming, the sensationalism, the world set permanently to crisis pitch...
Cherry

The Flying Brick

I’d been scouring AutoTrader for weeks — every spare moment, even before I passed my full motorcycle test. What I really wanted was one of those...
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Jaws (1988)

I first saw Jaws when I was about eleven, maybe twelve. It was late, a school night, and I couldn’t sleep. I got out of bed, in the bedroom I shared...
Gold cherry
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An Afternoon in Lausanne

It was death that gave me the courage. In the space of two years, I lost my uncle, my stepfather, an old friend I shared an office with in Barcelona...
Cherry

Massage Parlour

I generally don’t go in for spas or massage. It’s the pampering that puts me off — the soft music, the hushed tones, the candles. I don’t like being...
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