My Stories

Throwback Thursday: Little Thieves Are Hanged

What follows here is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in…
Throwback Thursday: The Church Mouse

Based on a true story… The Landlord and Landlady were busy today. Pulling out the furniture…
Throwback Thursday: The Secret of Sig. Pieroni’s Pizza

It occurred to me that a takeaway restaurant could make a lot of money if only…
Christmas Eve: A Short Story

It’s Christmas on Wednesday so that can only mean one thing: it’s time for a Christmas…
Throwback Thursday: Santa Origins

A sci-fi/horror with a festive twist.
Throwback Thursday: The Martian’s Revenge

Not wanting to waste all the effort and frustration I went to, I’ve decided to post…
Throwback Thursday: 6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (vol. I)

First published 06/11/2019. I roll Thinkamingo’s Story Dice six times and I write a six word…
Throwback Thursday: The Fireplace Coppers

I wrote this story earlier this year as an entry for a short story competition. Alas,…
6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (Vol. V)

I roll six story dice and I use these to inspire six stories, all exactly six…
Throwback Thursday: Popping Off

Of all the flash fictions I’ve published on Penstricken over the years, I think this one…