Submissions by JPYoung
Charlequinade
Story
‘The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo. You, that way: we, this way.’
– William Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost
25 mins
Words: 5039
Read Time: 25 mins
Read Time: 25 mins
Caravanserai of the Autumnal Equinox
Story
‘Life is short, and the world is wide.’ – Unknown
10 mins
Words: 2019
Read Time: 10 mins
Read Time: 10 mins
Amanda’s Jacaranda Veranda
Story
‘And Spring arose on the garden fair, like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere; And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast, rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.’ - Percy Bysshe Shelley
4 mins
(1)Words: 931
Read Time: 4 mins
Read Time: 4 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
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
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
Fuddy-Duddy World
Story
‘Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe: it gives back life to those who no longer exist.’ – Guy de Maupassant
5 mins
Words: 1048
Read Time: 5 mins
Read Time: 5 mins
Assignation in a Technological Time
Story
A man muses on how wonderful technology is on the most fateful day of his life.
4 mins
Words: 966
Read Time: 4 mins
Read Time: 4 mins
Return to Childhood's End
Story
An international visitor is compulsively drawn to a hometown carnival where he confronts an unexplained mystery.
14 mins
(1)Words: 2947
Read Time: 14 mins
Read Time: 14 mins
All We Have Are Each Other
Story
To err is human, to forgive divine...but sometimes one forgets that's standard operating procedure
13 mins
Words: 2661
Read Time: 13 mins
Read Time: 13 mins
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