Submissions by JPYoung
Le Fantôme Fantastique de Phil
Story
‘Ghosts are those memories that are too strong to be forgotten for good, echoing across the years and refusing to be obliterated by time.’ ― Caitlín R. Kiernan
13 mins
Words: 2628
Read Time: 13 mins
Read Time: 13 mins
Two for the Yule
Story
‘The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.’ – Burton Hills
4 mins
Words: 921
Read Time: 4 mins
Read Time: 4 mins
Somewhere Beyond the Farthest Star
Story
Nothing’s more precious than a second chance…
11 mins
Words: 2315
Read Time: 11 mins
Read Time: 11 mins
Veteran’s Preference
Story
‘Everything you are comes from your choices.’ — Jeff Bezos
3 mins
Words: 748
Read Time: 3 mins
Read Time: 3 mins
Sir Justin’s Quest Goes West!
Poem
In days of old, when knights were bold…
5 mins
Words: 1022
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
This We’ll Defend…Viva San Marino!
Story
‘National pride is to countries what self-respect is to individuals: a necessary condition for self-improvement.’ — Richard Rorty
5 mins
Words: 1028
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
Hôtel Dernier
Story
‘A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.’ – G.K. Chesterton
16 mins
Words: 3320
Read Time: 16 mins
Read Time: 16 mins
Ambling on an Ash Wednesday
Story
‘I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.’ — Henry David Thoreau
4 mins
Words: 874
Read Time: 4 mins
Read Time: 4 mins
Where the Wildflowers End
Poem
‘Where flowers bloom so does hope.’ — Lady Bird Johnson
<1 min
Words: 117
Read Time: <1 min
Read Time: <1 min
Descent to the Ninth Circle
Story
An account of a mercenary operation set in no named country during the 1980's, think The Dogs of War meets The Three Stooges. I have served in several military forces and farces.
39 mins
(1)Words: 7875
Read Time: 39 mins
Read Time: 39 mins
Snowfire on the Eve of Epiphany
Story
‘You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.’ - Mary Pickford
5 mins
(1)Words: 1027
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
A Secret Place in Summer
Story
Wherever there’s a secret place, there’s secret heroes…
14 mins
(1)Words: 2942
Read Time: 14 mins
Read Time: 14 mins