About TW Iain
writing short fiction and publishing it online
I started publishing short stories on twiain.com back in 2016, with a new one appearing roughly every two weeks.
Why short stories, when I also write novels? Because short stories are great. They give me an opportunity to experiment with different writing styles and other genres, then allow me to explore characters from my novels in a bit more depth, and they give me a break when the novels are hard work.
The stories vary - sci-fi, horror, thriller. Some are playful, many are dark. Some have happy endings, others don't, and many are ambiguous. I can't promise you'll like each one, but they're all under a thousand words, so they only take five minutes to read - ideal for a coffee break!
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It was the changes that did it for Jefferson. They’d told him — warned him, possibly — that the job would be solitary. How do you cope on your own? they asked. What are you like with routine? He’d assured them he’d be fine, that he wasn’t really a people person. And he assured them he was over his previous problems. Said he had no ties on-planet, that a three-year round trip sounded wo...
Always The Same
Mar 22, 2021
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They came the night Dave finally snapped at Raul, said he was only using Debs to stay in the country. Three months being stuck in his sister’s house, and he’d had enough. Debs glared at him, started ranting about Dave being too spineless to stand up to Sally, how she’d used him. Dave bit his tongue and stormed off to the cramped spare room, only just resisted attacking those stupid paintings...
Sentinel
Jan 15, 2021
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She was tempted to turn on the engine, kick out a bit of heat. It wasn’t so bad waiting in the summer, but once the nights drew in it got cold too quickly. And the rain just made everything more miserable. Did Becca have her coat? Probably not—she’d be too warm after all that exercise, too busy gossipping with her friends. Maybe when she grew up a bit more she’d be more sensible. A car swu...
Where Does The Time Go?
Nov 25, 2020
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