There’s a new short story to read. It’s called Ghost, and I’m not going to even hint what it’s about—you’ll have to read it for yourself. You can find it here.
If this piques your interest, I’ve got more short stories freely available. Click here for the full list.
And, as always, I’d love to know what you think. Contact me, or add a comment.
Another free short for you. This one’s called ‘A Joke‘, but don’t expect many laughs.
This was something of an experiment. I started with the line ‘a man walks into a bar’ (hence the title of the story), and wrote whatever came to mind. It ended up pretty dark and twisted, and strays into possible supernatural territory, but after editing it, I’m pleased with how it’s turned out. It’s even sparked ideas for more stories featuring Grim.
Hope you like it. Click here to read it, and I’d love to know what you think.
I’ve posted Monster, another free short story.
‘They call me a monster, but only because they do not understand.’
Click here to read this story, and don’t forget the other shorts. I have over twenty now, each under 1000 words long.
Let me know what you think.
I’ve posted a new short story, Perfect. It’s a bit of a break from the usual darker stuff. Hope you enjoy it.
You can read it here, and for a list of all my other shorts, click here. Let me know what you think.
Another free short story this week. It’s called Never Only One Side.
After doing a short story consisting of nothing but dialogue a while ago (Allegiance), I thought I’d try something similar, but this time only giving one side of the dialogue (imagine listening in to only one side of a phone call).
I’d love to hear what you think of it. Either add a comment, or contact me.
I’ve got a new short story up for you. This one’s called Investigation, because I’ve been meaning to try a mystery thing for a while now. It was fun trying to get the clues, and the motives, all included in under 1000 words. Let me know what you think.
You can read it here, and find all my other short stories here.
The latest short story, ‘Artificial Intelligence‘, is now on the site. Read it here and let me know what you think. And there are more free stories here.
Another free short story this week—High Stakes, which you can read (along with my other shorts) here. Hope you enjoy it.
I’l love some feedback on this, or any of the other short stories I’ve put out—what you like, and any constructive criticism. And if you have any thoughts on what I could tackle in other shorts, let me know. I can’t promise anything, but I’ll give it a go. After all, keeping these stories to 1000 words or less is great writing practice.
Check out High Stakes, or any of my other stories, here.
Another short story for you. This one’s called The Customer Is Always Right. It’s based around another minor character from Dark Glass. I like Jimny, the cafe owner who’s everyone’s friend, but I always thought he had a really tough job. When everyone is out for number one, how do you serve them all without them killing one another—or worse still, killing you? So I wrote this to show some of the things Jimny has to put up with.
I want to do more with this character. He did turn up in early drafts of both Dead Flesh and Deep Water, but I had to get rid of those parts, much as I hated to see him go. But he does make an appearance in a new book I have out soon (although you’ll have to pay attention). More on that later, though.
For now, check out the story, and let me know what you think, either in the comments or directly (you can e-mail me at twiain@twiain.com). I’d like to know what you like, but also what I can improve on.
And don’t forget there are more stories here.
TW Iain 