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Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Twenty

20th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Sally sat at the back of the lecture theatre as Dave gave his Friday morning talk, she had asked him while they ate breakfast what he would be talking about. “I don’t know, I will [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Nineteen

13th December 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave knocked on Jane Goodley’s office door, he brought a coffee with him, he wasn’t sure what mood she would be in. “Have you recovered from last week?” “Yes, I was exhausted when I came [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Eighteen

6th December 2025 Going Postal 0

The car picked them up on time, Dave sat in the front, Sally and Jane Goodley in the back, there ID’s were checked off at the visitor entrance. It was a wait until a guard [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Seventeen

29th November 2025 Going Postal 0

He dropped off his case at Flemings Hotel and walked to the Home Office, he sat in one of the staff restaurants with a coffee, he was reluctant to go upstairs. He made a call [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Sixteen

22nd November 2025 Going Postal 0

Sally moved the boat out into the river slowly, “no speed yet, I want to see the handover first.” They were around a mile from the yacht. Dave was standing, his feet were wedged under [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Fifteen

15th November 2025 Going Postal 0

They walked up and down both sides of the street, it was quiet, Trevor was correct, there was no place to hide. They got coffees from a kebab shop, Dave said he would take the [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Fourteen

8th November 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave sat on an office chair, Sally was right, he was shattered. His eyes closed, he wasn’t sleeping, his mind was too active, he was planning the next move. When his phone rang, Sally answered [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Thirteen

1st November 2025 Going Postal 0

As they lay in bed, Sally wondered at what point they would discover they were a couple. “It doesn’t feel like we are a couple,” Dave pulled her on top of him, “I think it’s [more…]

Fiction

Downfall, Chapter Twelve

25th October 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave went looking for the officer who had been assisting them, the two of them returned to the office. “Do we have a liaison officer appointed to assist us?” “I don’t know the answer to [more…]

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