Archive - David Stephen Powell

Diligence Dyer lost his reason the Summer after the fight against the Pequod and tried to snuff out his own life and that of his sister and her bairn.

Jul 16 •

David Stephen Powell

June 2025

Dunswold--Part 6

The hotel manager came in looking flustered and red.

Jun 29 •

David Stephen Powell

Dunswold--Part 5

The week before Christmas they drove to a large country-house hotel two miles outside Ipswich where the Christmas ‘do’ was taking place in the hotel’s…

Jun 27 •

David Stephen Powell

Dunswold--Part 4

Deborah’s period didn’t arrive when she thought it should.

Jun 24 •

David Stephen Powell

Dunswold--Part 3

Monday evening Martin was late home.

Jun 21 •

David Stephen Powell

Dunswold--Part 2

The next morning, Deborah lay in the bath until the skin on the pads of her fingers and toes puckered up, and the water was cold.

Jun 14 •

David Stephen Powell

Dunswold--Part 1

Jun 13 •

David Stephen Powell

February 2025

Since his revelation in the supermarket (others called it an ‘episode’), Clayton found it much more to his liking not to go outside anymore.

Feb 28 •

David Stephen Powell

How many of us have ever known true love?

Feb 7 •

David Stephen Powell

December 2024

First published in Bewildering Stories

Dec 27, 2024 •

David Stephen Powell

We rode down from the high palace early in the morning, eager to make the most of the splendid weather.

Dec 20, 2024 •

David Stephen Powell

first published as 'Gifts from the Gods'

Dec 12, 2024 •

David Stephen Powell

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