Small Heaven In A Suitcase

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This story traces a foreign national who comes in the country pretending to be a pastor while abusing young boys. It is a story about homophobia.

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…lies on a burning pyre, a heap of sweltering petrol-doused tyres, logs, two litres bottles, and plastic rubbles beneath his back. White sparks float in his vision but the mercy of unconsciousness doesn’t come. Not even the mercy of an abrupt death comes to save him from the torment. His throat…

By Keketso Mashigo

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Dreams Of Edith

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…telephone. He chatted away about the party he was throwing. He declared to his friends that they ‘were really gonna dig my new housemate.’ I laughed to myself. He was a real character. I hung my clothes up and stacked my books neatly on the shelf. With my row of books in place and my typewriter set up, it felt…

By Chris Platt

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The Resident of Pleasant Crescent

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…smiled in the narrow hallway. She beamed as she looked around. Stephen and Carol grinned at her excitement. Moving house was more exhausting than exciting for parents than children, they thought. Stephen looked to the endless amount of boxes that would need unpacking. It would take weeks and weeks for them to settle in. Still, he told himself, it would be worth it. They hoped that the house on…

By Chris Platt

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The Gift

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…waited in the queue. He peered down the snaking line of people. The book shop was full of people, all clutching books and all eager to get a glimpse of the famous visitor. It wasn’t every day that one of the best selling horror writers came to the city. Jamie had read every Herbert Rice novel, often devouring it in one sitting on the day of publication. Nobody told stories like he did. As far as Jamie, and a lot of other…

By Chris Platt

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Terror

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The morning after 300 people suddenly drop dead for no apparent reason, a young man walks into a police…

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…hours since the first confirmed reports hit the news of people just dropping dead for no apparent reason, a total of 357 known fatalities had been reported by the authorities. Spanning four states, with Southern New Jersey being hit the hardest, the victims had absolutely nothing in common with…

By Michael Fright

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