TheShyAssassin

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I have 166 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 101576 times and 24 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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Andy Pickering

 

My stories

Transatlantic

By TheShyAssassin on Sat, 21 Jan 2023

I loved you for a while, In autumn, in fall. Too warm. Delphiniums bloomed. I loved you for a time, In winter, in Texas. Too cold. The powerlines...
Love
Poem
Certificate U

Parental Advisory - Part Two

By TheShyAssassin on Tue, 06 Dec 2022

Teas are sipped and biscuits are nibbled. I quietly muse on my mother’s ability to conjure a mortal slight from the thinnest of air. Then she starts...
Biography
Story
Certificate PG

Parental Advisory - Part One

By TheShyAssassin on Tue, 06 Dec 2022

A fox comes sometimes. It’s there now. It just lies there on the lawn, as if sunning itself, even when the weather is dull and overcast. It’s...
Biography
Story
Certificate PG

Half Horse

By TheShyAssassin on Sat, 05 Mar 2022

Time is the benevolent tyrant. (I do not lie. Not any more.) Kneel before her dominion. And be grateful for her blessings. The stars will align,...
Romance
Poem
Certificate U

The Farm Girl

By TheShyAssassin on Sun, 24 Oct 2021

See the farm girl gather her eggs, Her lusty lungs and sturdy legs. She watches what the animals do, And loves to do the same with you.
Humour
Poem
Certificate 15

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