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Farewell to South Africa

On November 22, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn Scotland, TravelLeave a comment

[I wrote this piece a while ago, an imagining of my mother's experience on leaving her childhood home. I hope you enjoy it.] The taxi pulled up on the quayside. From my seat in the back, I looked up at the massive hull of the ship in the berth. Now that the time had come, …

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The Snakes of Horus

On July 2, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn Science fiction and fantasy, short stories, Space Travel7 Comments

A Short Story by Andrew Greenfield Lockhart [I originally wrote this for a session at my writers' group.] ‘We’re safe for now. They can’t get in.’ I risked a glance at Jude out of the corner of my eye. I couldn’t, I daren’t allow my attention to be diverted from the window. She was statuesque, …

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The Attic

On April 7, 2016 By Andrew G LockhartIn short stories, Writing and Publishing10 Comments

A Short Story A whiff of something unexplained, alien, reaches me through the half-open trapdoor. I fumble for the light switch just inside on the floor, find it and flip it on. Nothing happens. The bulb has gone. Something crawls across my hand and I draw it back instinctively. The ladder creaks and wobbles underneath …

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