Category Archives: Sample Fiction

Some examples of Gene Stewart’s work.

Nightmare Days on Autumn’s Cusp: A Miscellany

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Gene Stewart

There are days when love is not enough, when you need justice, too.  Those are the hopeless days when it’s best to hole up in solitude so you don’t hurt or kill anyone you might later regret having hurt or … Continue reading →

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Trick

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Jim held up a costume based on the monster from the latest hit horror movie and asked, “How about this one?” Pete sneered instantly, rubbing a hand over his crewcut.  “You crazy?  Everyone’s gonna be that this year.” “Yeah,” Oliver … Continue reading →

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A Beltane Witching

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Gene Stewart

A slender young woman with pale skin and autumnal hair lit a candle in a dark room. Nude, she shivered and lit four more candles. She walked around the five candles three times counterclockwise. As she did so, she whispered … Continue reading →

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Her Scent On His Hands

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Gene Stewart

He dreamed of her and woke with the scent of her perfume on his hands. She had been gone for more than a week. She had gone out for groceries and had not returned. Her car was found, with her … Continue reading →

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What Goes Up

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Joe Turner carried an apple crate into Eddie’s that night.  He hefted it up onto the bar, then climbed onto a stool.  He put his elbows on the bar and said, “Draft.” Eddie, the bartender, broke off a chat he’d … Continue reading →

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Great Man’s Ghost

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Gene Stewart

“He loved everything up to a certain point, and then nothing was any good anymore.” – Hemingway’s younger brother, Leicester. /// In the war he did horrible things. Put det cord around a prisoner’s forehead and set it off. Vaporized … Continue reading →

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Treeshadow, Seaswell, and Mist

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Gene Stewart

As soon as I closed my eyes I was in a compound of bare dirt and worn grass atop Tara and a pilgrim asked if I was the Arch Druid. I said, “What if I am?” He showed me a … Continue reading →

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Going Too Fast

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

…He gazed down at the highway’s surface. It was well illuminated by the headlamps of the cars stuck coming up the hill. It looks as if someone had spilled several gallons of strawberry jam. Trouble was, an arm showed, too, the hand curled and one finger still jittering. Just the arm. It was attached to nothing… Continue reading →

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Quiet Kept

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

…More of what I’ve learned after thirty-five years of breaking and entering? First of all, there need be very little breaking if you’re alert to easy entering. People leave windows, doors, and garages open all the time. They forget to turn on security setups. They have big, friendly dogs socialized to meeting new people. A visitor to a dog can show up at all hours, they still love it…
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A Foreshadowing

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Gene Stewart

…Once there, I’m told to lose my clothes down to my underwear and hop onto an exam table. I’m scared now, wondering if there’s been some biochemical attack. I ask but none of the soldiers respond to any questions… Continue reading →

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