Caldwell

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I have 105 stories published in 10 collections on the site.
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Christopher Caldwell

I consider myself a family-oriented person even though I have chosen to live away from them including my two sons. I struggle with this self-imposed choice. I try to understand and express the often unseen threads that connect people, places, and moments in time. Brought up in the South East of England, to parents who are both half-Scottish, father half-Australian (whatever that means) and mother half-Burmese, I have lived in London, Barcelona and various places in France where I have now settled - in a small village on the banks of the Loire.

My stories

Popping Peristalsis

The silence, heavy as it was, felt like a second skin. When he turned his neck, there came a soft, internal squelching, a reminder that his body—this...
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Cherry

Musings on my story

They say “Write what you know”. I guess that was my first mistake. I received a call from Petros last night. A friend of over 30 years. He lives in...

Not even remotely

Do I miss her? Not even remotely. Her laugh, too loud, would shock the room, A poor-judged word spoken too soon. She left her books in crooked stacks...
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Chapter 12: The Shroud

For nearly twenty-four hours, Niko had been locked in the small, dark outhouse. The air inside was thick and musty, tainted by the smell of his sweat...
Cherry

Chapter 11: Honour

As Niko lay on the cold floor of the outhouse, the sound of the family's grieving voices filtered through the night air. The sobs and hushed whispers...

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