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Short stories and flash fiction

  • Ahmed and the Black Camel

    You might not think of a camel as being a wise animal. After all, if it were wise, it probably would not choose to be a camel.However, wisdom comes in many forms and, if you have to live in a place that is hot by day, cold by night, with little water and little vegetation,…

  • Emily and John

    Once upon a time, in a small village, there were two feuding families. The Smiths and the Johnsons had been at each other’s throats for as long as anyone could remember. However, their fortunes changed when a handsome young man from the Smiths, named John, fell in love with a beautiful young lady from the…

  • Accabadora

    The old stone houses of the Sardinian village of Ghilosu seemed to hunch together in silence, as if sharing secrets that only the darkness understood. The chill of the autumn night crept in, winding through cobbled streets and empty fields. Moonlight settled over Ghilosu like a thin veil, washing the village in ghostly shades of…