Tag: short story

• Suffer the Little Children…

  Martin viewed the children with suspicion.  He was suspicious of all children who called at his home, especially in the evening just after dusk, and particularly when they rang his doorbell twice before he had a chance to answer the door.  Now he was unsure who to watch the more carefully;  the child in a…

  frederick anderson

  December 19, 2014

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  #longform, Bargains, begging, car, celebration, Charity, children, Christmas, Dinner, family, Frederick Anderson, Gifts, Goodwill, Guests, humour, relationships, sales, shopping, short story

• A Moral Tale

  In all her life Janice had never been known to speak in less than a shrill falsetto, and at 48 years old it was unlikely that she could ever be silenced.  There were neighbours who fervently wished she might, a husband whose wishes were seldom heard, two sons who bought their own houses a mile…

  frederick anderson

  May 5, 2014

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  frederickanderson, moral, neighbour, short story, shouting, woman, Yorkshire