Monthly Archives: February 2017

Searching. Short Story.

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Sally took another swig of her drink and grimaced, she put the tea cup down on the table. She wasn’t entirely sure what was in the cup, but she knew it wasn’t tea. What ever it was it had a … Continue reading →

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Silence is Golden. Flash Fiction.

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Simon lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. Beside him Angela slept, occasionally she would snore softly. Despite the silence of the house he could feel it, the oppressive pressure that was always there. The house itself had become so … Continue reading →

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A Strange Encounter. Short Story.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Jack paced in the small white room, it was about six foot by six foot, a bed was bolted to the floor against one wall and that was it for furniture. The floors were hard concrete but the walls were … Continue reading →

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Returned. Short Story.

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Gwen was dead for almost twelve hours when she started screaming. The high pitched shrieked rattled the windows of the dark room, outside a man walking by clapped his hands over his ears, his palms wet and slick with blood that … Continue reading →

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Test. Flash Fiction.

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Gwen lay in bed, her breathing was heavy and slow. She was so tired, too tired to move. She knew she should be panicking, but everything felt so distant, she didn’t have the energy to panic. It had happened to … Continue reading →

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The Price of Beauty. Short Story.

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Selena carefully dabbed the moisturiser onto her face, the smell of it was intoxicating and already it was filling the air. As she breathed deeply she felt a calmness spread through her body, relaxing every muscle. As she rubbed it … Continue reading →

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Gaining Power. Flash Fiction.

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Sarah hung up, she didn’t have time for petty problems like these. “Is it sorted?” “Yeah, just Jack being an idiot.” “So he’ll be able to get it, right?” “Yeah, yeah. Just had a different name and he was confused.” … Continue reading →

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Life Eternal. Short Story.

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

The car rumbled along the dirt road, in the back John could hear Anna whispering gently to the tree as the stroked its bark. He felt like it was wrong to hear, like he was intruding, but the radio was … Continue reading →

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Possession. Short Story.

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Tommy flexed his hands, looking at how the skin wrinkled and bunched together, his joints felt swollen, tight. He hated being old. All his wrinkled skin, the constant dull aches in his ankles, knees and hips, the slowness of his … Continue reading →

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The Deal. Flash Fiction.

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Alan James Keogh

Justin light his cigarette and took a long drag, it was almost time and nerves were starting to get to him. The alley was dark and full of threatening shadows. Justin slowly exhaled, trying to relax, the trade would go … Continue reading →

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