Submissions by JPYoung
Aberrant Apparent
Story
‘It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.’ - Ralph Waldo Emerson
3 mins
Words: 710
Read Time: 3 mins
Read Time: 3 mins
Code Name: Queencobra
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‘Fate loves the fearless.’ - James Russell Lowell
12 mins
Words: 2493
Read Time: 12 mins
Read Time: 12 mins
House Guests on the Lake
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‘Getting to know you, getting to know all about you…’ - Rodgers and Hammerstein
5 mins
Words: 1169
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
Flip! Flop! Floop!!!
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‘Who’s Zin Taylor? I’ll choose Zin Taylor. Get me Zin Taylor! Get me a Zin Taylor type! Get me a young Zin Taylor! Who’s Zin Taylor?’
6 mins
Words: 1323
Read Time: 6 mins
Read Time: 6 mins
An Impromptu Incongruous Interlude with My Auntie Sam
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‘Two drifters…off to see the world…’– Johnny Mercer ‘Moon River’
8 mins
Words: 1701
Read Time: 8 mins
Read Time: 8 mins
Krimi: The Third Victim of Frikko
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Hier spricht nicht Edgar Wallace!
20 mins
Words: 4130
Read Time: 20 mins
Read Time: 20 mins
Descent to the Ninth Circle
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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
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‘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
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Wherever there’s a secret place, there’s secret heroes…
14 mins
(1)Words: 2942
Read Time: 14 mins
Read Time: 14 mins
Everybody Comes to Rico’s
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Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. - Randy Pausch
14 mins
(1)Words: 2819
Read Time: 14 mins
Read Time: 14 mins
Nirvana Nevada
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‘…a train seemed just right. It's exciting! It takes you to new places…’ - Robert Mitchum in ‘Holiday Affair’; screenplay by Don Hartman.
8 mins
(1)Words: 1654
Read Time: 8 mins
Read Time: 8 mins