2 Results in the "Stories" category
Definition: Welcome to the Stories section, where imagination knows no bounds. Here, you'll find a collection of tales, both long and short, crafted from the mind of an untrained writer. Each story is a journey into unique worlds, filled with unexpected twists and memorable characters. Whether you're looking for a quick escape or a deep dive into an intricate narrative, there's something here for every reader. Dive in and let the adventures begin
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The Case Files
Following on from The Corpse Door, and Finding Mabel, this case file returns to an earlier chapter in Mabel Shirley’s life—before the war, before the government’s attention, before her name was whispered in certain circles. It is 1904. Mabel is seventeen and still learning to live with the gift she never asked for. In the quiet village of Easterwich, she runs the family shop and…
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The Corpse Door
The Corpse Door is the first Novel in the Mabel Shirley Case Files. In a world divided by life and afterlife, only one voice can restore the balance. A devastating attack on an isolated home leaves a family slaughtered and a newborn orphaned. The quiet English village of Easterwich reels from the tragedy—but the truth lies far deeper than anyone suspects. Behind the horror,…
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Finding Mabel
Finding Mabel is a slow-burn narrative told through discoveries, case notes, and lived recollection. When a senior police sergeant uncovers something that should not exist, she begins a search that leads her to Mabel Shirley, a woman whose life has unfolded at the edges of official record and quiet history. What begins as investigation becomes recognition, as fragments of a hidden world surface through memory,…
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She awoke slumped at her desk. As she lifted her head, fear spiked within her that she was late for duty. She jolted upright in her chair, scanning the room for the clock and calendar. A moment later, relief washed through her. Saturday. Eight a.m. Her shoulders dropped. She let out a quiet laugh at herself. After twenty-eight years of police service, duty was now a desk job. And weekends were no longer stolen by the call of a whistle or the ring of a phone. The previous evening began to…-
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Case File No. 2: The Haunting of Brockthorn Abbey Before the war, before anyone was watching — Mabel Shirley is called to Brockthorn Abbey, where something ancient has awakened.-
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