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Short stories to read

Saving the full books for later? Try a short story

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Short stories?

A short story is just that, a story that is short. It will be quicker to read, easier to get into but just as enjoyable.

These stories will not be available as paperbacks or ebooks. So you won’t find them on Kindle, iTunes or other reading devices. They are really too short to justify you having to pay for them so I am making them available to read, download and share in various formats for free here. I keep an eye on downloads here so if they become popular I might put them on those platforms for free - if I can.

Face to Face with the gorilla king

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If you’ve come here looking for my short story ebook with the above title, it’s moved. You’ll find it on its own book page.

List of short stories

Short story - Waiting at the bus stop - 13 Sep 2013
The short story cover

Three children discuss their favourite superpower but there’s more than meets the eye here

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Ages-6-and-up

Pando, Part One - Though we are many - 09 Jun 2015
Photo of a space shuttle in orbit

Are we alone? Not entirely.
A young woman on a long-distance space journey gets a rather unusual message from home and nothing is the same again.

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Ages-9-and-up

The case of the possessed computer - 24 May 2017
Cover of the story - a pale ghost is holding a computer screen on a red-purple background

The Roboteers latest client is convinced his computer is possessed because it keeps controlling itself! It’s up to the gang to solve the spooky mystery before their client loses the plot!

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Roboteers

Ages-6-and-up

Short story - RTA - 05 Jul 2017
The front of a bicycle with a basket

There has been a road accident but nobody seems to notice the victim

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Ages-13-and-up

The case of the dog that didn't chew - 12 Sep 2018
The cover for the story showing a drawn brown dog with a goofy expression on a reddish-purple background

The Roboteers solve a case about a dog that doesn’t chew even though there are chew marks everywhere.

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Roboteers

Ages-6-and-up

The case of the mystery gardener - 18 Oct 2021
Cover of the story - a drawing of a dug up garden with a spade in it. There are questions marks over the garden area. Red-purple background

The Roboteers are faced with one of their strangest cases yet! Somebody is sneaking into people's gardens and tidying up in the dead of night.

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Roboteers

Ages-6-and-up