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Lost in the Crowd [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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As Jane leaves a cinema auditorium, she loses track of her boyfriend under the crush of people. She waits for him outside, but he never appears. When she re-enters, she discovers there's an additional charge for attending the movies. 2001
Words: 2447 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Horror
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Purely Cosmetic [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Time is running out for Grace. She is forty-one, husbandless and overweight. Perhaps her luck might change if she was a little slimmer and easier on the eye. Now, nothing will come between her and her target weight. 2002
Words: 2947 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Horror
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Hungry For More [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Dave, from England, has always wondered why the meals in the America are so big. Upon his first visit to a diner, he discovers the truth about why Americans have such large appetites. 2003
Words: 1740 - Reading Time: 4-6 min.
Category: Horror
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Making Ends Meet [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Richard has been supporting his deadbeat in-laws for years. Now, his wife wants them to move in with them. He's had enough. He's cutting them off--for good. 2004
Words: 4581 - Reading Time: 13-18 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Shadow Chaser [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Cam is a rehabilitated killer thanks to the "Trant Method," but his murderous dark side won't let him go straight. His dark side wants to offer him a deal--join him or die. 2005
Words: 4292 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Horror
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The Autograph [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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All Stephen wanted was an autograph from a fading TV star, but instead, he encounters the fanatical side of fandom. 2001
Words: 3046 - Reading Time: 8-12 min.
Category: Mainstream
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The Hoarder [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Charlene Casey has a psychological problem--she can't throw anything away. Psychiatrist, Dr. Birnbaum has been assigned to delve into her psychosis with shocking results. 2001 Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Honorable Mention
Words: 2493 - Reading Time: 7-9 min.
Category: Horror
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The Raffles Tavern Burglar [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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After three weeks of undercover work, Detective Jane Horsley has become a pretty good bartender, but it hasn't brought her any closer to catching the burglar that has targeted the patrons of the Raffles Tavern. While they drink, the burglar robs their homes. Luckily, an astute observation might have just cracked the case. 2005
Words: 1000 - Reading Time: 2-4 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Faith [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Captain Scott Harrison is at the controls of an out-of-control airliner. An act of terrorism or mechanical failure isn't the cause. A passenger tells him that he's lost his faith and he will have take extreme measures to regain it and regain control of the aircraft. 2003
Words: 3311 - Reading Time: 9-13 min.
Category: Horror
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In the Eye of the Beholder [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Dr. Gareth Troy is a different kind of plastic surgeon. He's created a successful practice helping the deformed. His empathy for his patients has given him the ability to see the physical ugliness in the world and he's going to get rid of it the only way he knows how--through amputation. 2003
Words: 4342 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Horror
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Special Delivery [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Terry Mack finds retirement from intelligence service hard going, but when a series of packages arrive on his doorstep from an old foe, he's reactivated for one last job. 2003
Words: 5602 - Reading Time: 16-22 min.
Category: Horror
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The Ladies' Room [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Terry never thought he'd have to clean the ladies' restroom when he became a janitor. It's a task that really disturbs him, especially when he discovers the blood. 2003
Words: 2260 - Reading Time: 6-9 min.
Category: Horror
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Runway Three-Seven [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Neal's crippled Cessna is going to crash unless he finds a landing strip immediately. A voice over the radio tells him that he can land at an unlicensed airport, but he has to land on runway three-seven, a runway that cannot possibly exist--but does. 2003
Words: 2188 - Reading Time: 6-8 min.
Category: Horror
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The Head [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Tammy's childhood is no Norman Rockwell painting, but when she finds a shrunken head, it promises to make life better for her. The head lied. 2003
Words: 6099 - Reading Time: 17-24 min.
Category: Horror
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The Shower Curtain [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Patrick's shower curtain reaches out to touch him. It needs to be heard. 2003
Words: 2534 - Reading Time: 7-10 min.
Category: Horror
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The Sunseeker [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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Paul Thompson is an award-winning architect and loves the sun. His use of light in his designs has been the key to his success, but a run in with the Whistler robs him of his ability to live in the light. 2003
Words: 4236 - Reading Time: 12-16 min.
Category: Horror
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Crestfallen's Widow [MP3 Audio]
by Simon Wood
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Crestfallen's Widow was first published in DIME, an anthology of mystery short stories. Crestfallen is back on the case. This time the cops have a high-profile widow in their sights. Desperate for help, she turns to Crestfallen. Can he prove her innocence before they throw away the key? 2004
Length: 0 hours, 19 minutes, 11 secs
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Crestfallen's Getaway [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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In PI Peter Crestfallen's first adventure, an accountant hires him to get him out of California before a big time San Francisco mobster realizes who's been cooking the books. 2003
Words: 5514 - Reading Time: 15-22 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Crestfallen's Widow [MultiFormat]
by Simon Wood
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PI Peter Crestfallen is back on the case. This time the cops have a high-profile widow in their sights. Desperate for help, she turns to Crestfallen. Can he prove her innocence before they throw away the key? 2004
Words: 4133 - Reading Time: 11-16 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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