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Flash Fiction
In this exercise I had to write three very short stories of a total of up to 50 words in total including- 1. Remember 1. Passion 3....
Robert Stott
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Fire and Water
Fire and Water Haunting Indian sitar, exotic ethnic setting, complex culture, political unrest, sorrowful old women aching for lollies,...
Robert Stott
Apr 8, 20233 min read
Feeding the Fish
Prohibition was over. Elliot ness had retired to the Bahamas, Al Capone was in jail serving life for tax fraud. The new boss of the gangs...
Robert Stott
Apr 1, 20233 min read
Fishy Escape
Escape I am small and thin. Wiry. Perfect for a burglar. The trouble is, on my last job, a sucker got himself killed. I didn’t mean it....
Robert Stott
Mar 25, 20233 min read


The Shambles of a Mint
The Tower of London was the host to the English national mint for over 200 years. Nestling inside the walls it was, at least, secure,...
Robert Stott
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Chalk and Cheese
‘Would you like breakfast in bed, my dear? I feel like spoiling you. You have been working so hard in the garden lately – it looks...
Robert Stott
Mar 11, 20233 min read
Car Keys
These cocktail parties are trouble, Bombay or Bengal all the same; all that babbling and chatter; swigging Bangalore Torpedos and...
Robert Stott
Mar 4, 20232 min read
Anniversaries
An anniversary is a time for reflection, a sad time, a happy time. Most of all, an emotional time. So an anniversary is inherently...
Robert Stott
Feb 19, 20232 min read
The Famous Ghost of Charter Hall
Here's an item I wrote recently. Cody sat in the dark hallway, perfectly still, listening, observing the open door through which the...
Robert Stott
Dec 2, 20223 min read
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