Fiction
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Linton the Suburbanite (Part II)
The lowering sun turns the walls to gold. Linton stares at the painting he bought at auction two years ago – an original done back in ’83 by a local artist now faded into obscurity. Or dead. The shadow of… Continue reading
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Linton the Suburbanite
Coming to you in a number of installments over a period of five weeks or so. Keep an eye out on my social media – I’ll do a post whenever the next part is up. The story behind the story:… Continue reading
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THE STONE OF DOTETTO
The story behind the story: This short folk-style tale was inspired by one of the standing stones I saw on my recent trip to Northern Ireland. Many legends and tales surround such stones, and I’ve borrowed a little to experiment… Continue reading
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RUNNING
The story behind the story: Recently, I was pleased to make it to the shortlist in a local writing competition. The competition focused on nature writing, and the story entered needed to be about a body of water in the… Continue reading
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‘HE WAS JUST LONELY’
The story behind the story: I wrote He Was Just Lonely while overlanding on my way to the coast. I love old, empty towns and this story was inspired by one of them. Indeed, I hope it embodies exactly the… Continue reading
Grace Fatchen 