Stories tagged “Mistaken identity”
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The Cake Is A Lie
“Hello?” the girl said to the woman at the door. “My name is Liz.” She clutched tightly at her handbag. A slow, wide grin spread across the woman’s face. “I’m Nancy!” she said. She waved her hands excited...
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They Know
He ducked back inside quickly – the sound of sirens wailing off into the distance. It had been three days since he’d discovered the awful truth – that they knew about his operations, his little schemes; and were coming to get him. He ...
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A Post Dinner Crisis
I sighed and used the last chip to mop up some of the tuna that had fallen out of my sandwich. Satisfied, my stomach having forgiven me, I paid my tab and dragged myself to the pub’s door. Three woman of varying degrees of ugly appeared before me...
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Which Mountain
The screeching, explosive flight of her pheasant flock first alerted her to the travellers outside. From the depths of her cave, cosied with tapestries and fleece, shuffled Juthwara. Age had not yet bent her, merely greyed and wrinkled her. She subtly ...
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Contact
The phone on the other end rang three times. “Don’t go to voicemail. I thought you would be up by now.” Leslie fumbled with her list of contacts as she waited for her sister to pick up the phone. “Hello?” “Oh, hey si...