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Jim Horlock
Aug 17, 20234 min read
Desperately Seeking Anyone
CW: The following story contains reference to suicide. “Look, I’ve been out of the dating scene for a while, to be honest.” Oh god, how...
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Jim Horlock
Oct 19, 20229 min read
Gains
My lungs burned. I felt like I was dying. Gasping like a fish out of water, I plonked myself down on the bench and tried to blink the...
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Jim Horlock
Oct 17, 20227 min read
Just a Dream
I bolted upright from sleep, breathing hard and sweating. I glanced at every corner of my room, checking for hidden dangers. Nothing. I...
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Jim Horlock
Nov 17, 202123 min read
The Zombie in my Office
First published in "A Sharp Stick in the Eye (and Other Funny Stories)" from Books & Boos Press back in 2017, this story is both a love...
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Jim Horlock
Oct 12, 20216 min read
4Ever Friends
Since the #trickortweet2021 prompt of the day on Twitter is "candy" I'm going to cheat a bit and upload this old piece of flash fiction....
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Jim Horlock
Oct 5, 202111 min read
The City Glorious - Chapter Two
The second chapter of my just-for-fun story. Disclaimer: this hasn't been edited or re-drafted. It's literally just written as it comes...
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Jim Horlock
Sep 6, 202110 min read
Nidus
I first became aware of Nidus when their CD showed up in the post. I was working for Corpse Paint magazine back then, writing a monthly...
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Jim Horlock
Aug 24, 20215 min read
Hammer Murderer: The Beginning
So here's a short piece I wrote in a past writing group for a game we were playing. The aim was to write a mick-take cheesy slasher...
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Jim Horlock
Aug 18, 202121 min read
Tuesday Blue and the Mage's Tower
Here is a story I wrote as a gift to a friend's young daughter for her birthday. The friend has agreed to allow me to post it here in all...
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Jim Horlock
Aug 16, 202112 min read
City Glorious - Chapter One
Here's the first chapter of a just-for-fun project. I have no intention of querying it anywhere, or even re-drafting it, it's just an...
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