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Short Story - The Enabler PDF Print E-mail
Short Stories
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

IT’S coming up to a year since I first met Joseph.

I had been briefed of course, all terribly top secret, but when I entered his room I had no idea what to expect, this was new territory for me – and for everybody else of course.

 

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Dot Ball - Short Story of the Month - August PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 11:08

by Patrick O’Connor

DAN slumped down on the seat next to the old lady who was staring keenly out towards the vast expanse of green grass.

He didn’t think he’d ever seen grass cut so neatly, laid out in precise, differently shaded squares.

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The Queue - Short Story of the Month - July PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:54

NIGEL arrived almost the same time as Sarah, indeed they stood side by side.

He was a scruffy looking twentysomething  with torn jeans, faded t-shirt and wayward light brown hair.

“Is this the queue?” he asked.

 

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The Tall Man - Short Story of the Month - June PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Sunday, 30 May 2010 16:26

by Patrick O’Connor

HE was determined to win this year. Years of failure had made him – he looked around sheepishly as if he was checking if anyone could read his thoughts - really, really mad. And, of course, that wasn’t allowed. You weren’t supposed to even frown.

This year the Tall Man had come up with a cunning plan.

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Love Letters - Short Story of the Month - May PDF Print E-mail
Short Stories
Written by Patrick O'Connor   
Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:06

 

Love Letters

by Patrick O’Connor

COME on, get a grip, you should be tougher than this.Louise knew that her break was nearly over and that very soon she would have to be back on the ward. Better tidy up, she thought, wipe away those tears, stop sniffling. For God’s sake woman, you’re a ward sister, shouldn’t get upset like this. She looked at herself in the mirror, brushed her hair and put the letters back in the drawer before leaving her office.

 

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