ANNE BROOKE

Short stories and flash fiction (stories of 1000 words or fewer) are increasingly a part of the modern writer's repertoire and are growing in popularity. They are especially suited to today's society and a good way of sampling the styles of a wide variety of authors.

My short stories range from comic to dark, from cutting to - I hope - inspirational. You can find details of some of my stories by following the links in the border above and also below:

Published Short Stories:

Tuluscan Six and the Time Circle, a GLBT short story about the importance of timing

Creative Accountancy for Beginners, a comic fantasy short story showing how even in Space, finances matter ...

The Boilerman and The Bride, a comic short story about a rather unusual wedding day

Martin and The Wolf, a GLBT erotic short story about the strangeness of love

Angels and Airheads, a GLBT comic short story about the possibility of angels

The Secret Thoughts of Leaves, a literary short story about one man's relationship with Nature

The Delaneys and Me, a GLBT erotic short story about unusual choices and how to win them

Give and Take, a GLBT erotic short story about an unexpected encounter

The Girl in the Painting, a literary feminist short story about a woman's obsession with art

Dancing with Lions, a biblical short story about Michal, daughter of Saul, and her relationship with David

How to Eat Fruit, a literary short story about a mysterious encounter in a cafe

A Stranger's Touch, a GLBT erotic story about the consequences of love

Two Christmases, a GLBT romance about the possibility of forgiveness

At the Pages of Stories website - Little Bird (published in Issue 2, and you need to log in to view)

The Voyage, the story of St Paul's disastrous journey to Rome, is published by Bridge House Publishing. It is available from Amazon, Waterstone's and W H Smith's.

Painting from Life, a haunting tale of art and obsession

Not a Shred of Evidence, a tale of murder and mayhem in the office

Published Free Stories:

At Queer Magazine Online - A Serious Business

On the Rose and Thorn website - A Lonely Place

On the Chick Lit Review website - Speaking Her Mind

On the Lacuna Historical Fiction Journal - A Small Betrayal

On the Babel Fruit Journal website (WARNING - Do NOT click on this link if under 18 years old: erotic content) - Connections

On the Cynic Magazine website - An Unholy Affair

On the Clean Sheets Magazine website (WARNING - Do NOT click on this link if under 18 years old: erotic content) - Truth or Dare

On the Every Day Fiction website (flash fiction) - The Skeleton Wood

On the Foundling Review website - The Last Morning

On the Chick Lit Review website - The Driving Force

On the Word Slaw website (flash fiction) - The End of Winter

On the Laughter Loaf website (flash fiction) - Woman on Top

In Issue 3 of The Oddville Press Magazine (free download) - Candy and Catharsis

On the All Things Girl website - The Wilderness Room

On the Every Day Fiction website (flash fiction) - Night Bees

On the Cynic Magazine website - A Safe Bet

On the Shortbread Stories website - Miss Dobson's Angel (you'll need to log in to read it, but it's free)

On the Fiction at Work website (flash fiction) - Over in Five

On the Flash Fire 500 website (flash fiction) - Transmutation

On the All Things Girl website - The singing road

On the HagsHarlotsHeroines website (you may need to join up to read it, but it's free and you can leave comments) - A Little Death