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by Gary Couzens (for Laura Mauro) First published in Roads Less Travelled Volume 1, edited by Trevor Denyer (Midnight Street Press, 2021), and reprinted in Best of British Science Fiction 2021 edited by Donna Scott (NewCon Press, 2022) I was very young when we moved into the house. The back had been hit by a…
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A thrilling short story by Rushmoor Writers’ Jill Lamond. Enjoy Something wakes me. I lie here, still half in my dream, annoyed to be woken up in the middle of the night. Then I hear it again. A bang as if someone has knocked into one of the chairs in the kitchen. I hold my…
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Every few meetings, we throw our members a “prompt” challenge – images, phrases, quotations or sometimes something even more esoteric – designed to trigger short story ideas. The following eerie, sci-fi short story was written by Sharon Black in response to the prompt, “I want my children to know what I’ve done.” I want my…
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This piece was inspired by the prompt: GREATEST FEARS Unlike all her friends, Mallory Magpie wasn’t looking forward to being a teenager. More specifically, she wasn’t looking forward to her first year as a teenager. The ages of 14 to 19 she had no problem with. But that year between 12 and 14 was another…
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