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Sample Sunday: Shadows Closing In

Posted on October 7, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

The following is an excerpt from the Collected Diaries of Kenneth L. Wainwright – much-loved star of the Oh, Hello films who made his name on Dennis Woodcock’s radio comedies. He was found dead on 15th April 1988 at his … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Mr Fingers

Posted on September 30, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

Joanne saw him standing there, on the other side of the street, and did not believe what she was seeing at first. The baggy suit with its black-white stripes, the long, long arms dangling on either side and the painted-on … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday Preview: The Dolls in the Window

Posted on September 16, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

This story is a preview from my upcoming collection of flash fiction, Night Residue. She lived across the street from the shop on the corner for many years, since childhood, in fact. And, during that time, the shop on the … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Each Dawn, I Die

Posted on September 9, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

The Wanderer came out of the wastes. A bullock of a man clad in matted furs of white, brown and grey. Bitter winds blustered about his feet and whipped his dark trailing hair and lengthy beard until they were lashing … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Hell’s Teeth Preview V

Posted on March 18, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

They let him pass as he made his way out. Tom could see their eyes shining with a nocturnal opacity, the mean set of their mouths and the grinding of their teeth, hungry flies roaming in their grave-greasy hair. He … Continue reading →

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Hell’s Teeth: Preview IV

Posted on March 11, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

He was so far from the sweeter things now, drifting on the burning wet glass of the sea, so weak and without strength. Tom dreamed about being with a woman, not out here; the scent of her sweat, the taste … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Hell’s Teeth Preview III

Posted on March 4, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

Tom’s eyes snapped open. There was a crash, it came again and again, a repeating thunderous report every few seconds. Sombre light was filtering through the torn cloth curtain, outside, booted feet tramped to and fro, dehydrated soldier shouts filled … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Hell’s Teeth Preview II

Posted on February 26, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

The world was tearing itself apart; the sky was burning, the earth beneath was shaking, the big guns spoke deafening thunder, pouring down a scorching shrapnel rain. Tom Potter ran through it all, a darting shadow, one amongst many that … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Preview of Hell’s Teeth

Posted on February 19, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

He could remember nothing more than bits and pieces; fragments, shards, shattered glass slivers and distortion, nothing whole, a prison of broken mirrors. Nothing was the way it should be. It came out of the black rain. Its chassis, loose … Continue reading →

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Sample Sunday: Tangerine Dream

Posted on January 15, 2012 by G.R. Yeates

Author’s note: This story is based upon a lucid dream I had in 2011 where I met Nagai Kafu – a Japanese writer who is somewhat obscure in the West. You can read more about the man and his work … Continue reading →

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