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David Stretton

Fiction

The Past is Present, Chapter One

12th April 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave and Sally walked to their hotel, his arm was round her, they were both happy and laughing. The sound of cicadas could be heard in the undergrowth. It was now over eighteen months since [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Seventeen

5th April 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave was woken late in the afternoon by Sally sitting on top of him. When she saw his eyes open, she leaned forward and kissed him. “How do you feel?” “I’m not sure, still tired [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Sixteen

29th March 2025 Going Postal 0

When the officers arrived, he introduced himself. He explained what would be taking place. “I will give you a more detailed briefing later.” Sandra handed a sheaf of photographs to Dave, they were all outside [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Fifteen

22nd March 2025 Going Postal 0

As they drove back, Sally said how her day had gone, she had loved the firearms part, the classroom part she wasn’t too keen on, but if it had to be done, she would do [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Fourteen

15th March 2025 Going Postal 0

The reports were typed up by 17:00, both of them were worn out. Sally rang and booked a table at the Carvery. On their return the rest of the evening was spent listening to music, [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Thirteen

8th March 2025 Going Postal 0

It would take almost five hours to drive into London, he decided to park at Hillingdon and take the tube the rest of the way. Hopefully he would be there whilst Jane Goodley was still [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Twelve

1st March 2025 Going Postal 0

On Monday morning, a Transit van was outside, it was loaded with boxes of files retrieved from various locations following the raid on the farm. There was no way it would all fit in the [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Eleven

22nd February 2025 Going Postal 0

Sally was up as normal on Monday morning, Dave said he would be Ubering. When she was at her desk, she made a call, when finished, she went off to see her boss, “I have [more…]

Fiction

A Price Too High, Chapter Ten

15th February 2025 Going Postal 0

Dave sat at his laptop, on a spreadsheet he was listing all the money he had spent. Some was his own, the rest was from the £150k given to him. It didn’t take long, downstairs, [more…]

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