Short stories to read on a bus, a car, train, or plane (or a comfy chair anywhere). Includes the novella «Duck Creek»

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Colin David Palmer. Short stories to read on a bus, a car, train, or plane (or a comfy chair anywhere). Includes the novella «Duck Creek»

“THE ORPHAN GENIE”

“THAT’S THE WAY IT IS”

“THE MARRIAGE GAME”

Excerpt from the Diary of Charles Stuart Daniels (Charlie)

Excerpt from Charlies’ Diary

Excerpt from Charlies’ Diary

Excerpt from Charlies’ Diary

Addendum to Charlies’ Diary

Our history may not span to far. But it’s the memories that we are. creating now. And the future that we live for …

Extract from Charlies’ Diary

Excerpt from Charlies’ Diary

THE STORY TELLER

“DUCK CREEK”

“No Pain, No Gain, No Slain”

“Life in the Fast Lane”

“Getting to Know You”

“Blood Relatives”

“Duck Creek”

“Seth”

“Blood Sister”

“Tonight’s the Night”

“Rose”

“Live, Love, Laugh, Lose”

“Beginning of the End”

“The End?”

“THE SHADOW ON MY HEART”

“THE MAN POWER SOLUTION”

Need a Job?

Need a Job?

The End

“THE DREAM”

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Evan Floyd stepped out onto the dark street on the most momentous day of his life. Not that anything had occurred … yet! To Evan, it had just been another day like any other day, nothing remarkable to think about and no additional stress in his already over-stressed life which sort of made it good day. But he never got to think that way as events transpired to change his life in a most unusual manner and everything that happened before was relegated to another time, another life even.

I could see him coming down that dark street as I’d seen him on previous occasions, sometimes during the day and sometimes like now in the early evening, his thoughts utterly dependant on whatever drives him from his office at this exact time almost every single day. I know he is in Real Estate; I’ve seen his office and even took one of his business cards which is how I came to know his name – no slight of hand, no wizardry, no spells, no trickery – just for a change. His steps are closer and though I see him, he has never set eyes upon me before until he walks around that corner … now!

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His eyes opened, in focus immediately, and the red beaming figures of the clock radio announced that it was nine o’clock. He blinked once then turned rapidly on the bed.

The bed was empty but the small indentation on the pillow and the turned back covers displayed her presence, as did a few wisps of her hair starkly contrasted against the white bed linen. Evan looked around the room noticing the ensuite door was open and the mirror over the vanity

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