john_king
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I have 53 stories published in
2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 28515 times
and 8 of my stories have been cherry picked.
My stories
Different Trains
Different Trains -Do you want to sleep sitting up or lying down? -I’m sorry? -What are you sorry about? America isn’t another country it’s a...
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- 472 reads
Curtains
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Curtains Marti’s after show parties always had the epithet ‘legendary’ before them. No one remembers any epithets after. They were as much of theatre...
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- 307 reads
Cry the Beloved County / Moor Time
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Cry the Beloved County / Moor time On 9 October year 2114 I was 100 years old. The birthday text from the President was functional rather than...
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- 480 reads
Deal Breaker
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Deal Breaker ‘The waves crashed on the shore – elemental, relentless, untameable.’ Frank screwed the A4 into a ball, hurled it into the wicker basket...
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- 288 reads
Shore Shell
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It was the best holiday I’d ever had until the inevitable. Even the inevitable can be a shock when it knocks on your door, and all the more shocking...
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- 443 reads