David Coldwell
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I have 9 stories published in
one collection on the site.
My stories have been read 10137 times
and 2 of my stories have been cherry picked.
My collections
My stories
Late September
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Still life was the challenge of the new term. Maria, whose yellowed fingers would later take the charcoal from my hand and crush the burnt willow,...
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- 465 reads
The Ambassadors
It wasn’t until she stepped up to the guilt edge and knelt that I looked for something more. The Holbein worked her. The crowds looked on as a blood...
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- 821 reads
Apple Trees
In spring they planted three apple trees on common land with space beneath piles of stones moved from a wall for more in autumn. Each of the trees...
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- 633 reads
Listen
You will argue that there is no sound in space and that a satellite the size of a wheel barrow could mimic a star whilst combing the atmosphere. I...
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The Football
Who would have guessed that a small tree could be so vicious. All day you had kicked the new football back and forth against the gable of the red...
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- 2741 reads