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Claire Ladds

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Here you can read complete short stories. excerpts from my published books, as well as my works-in-progress and books available for pre-order.

The Reason for Everything by Claire Ladds ebook

The Reason for Everything and Other Short Stories

From: ‘In Two Minds’

This suspenseful story was originally published in both an online magazine that publishes quite dark fiction, and a big, mainstream women’s magazine in Australia – it just shows how diverse a short story can be!

A man who has betrayed his best friend; games night at said friend’s house – just the two of them. What could possibly go wrong…?

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From: ‘Sweetening the pill’

This story won the first ever prize issued by Debut Magazine. I was extremely proud!

A woman whose greatest wish is to leave her life behind her. But the old lady in front of her announces who she is to the nurses. What can she do now?

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Judgement Day (complete short story)

This short story follows a young, proud and naive priest as he negotiates his way through his first confessional. He encounters a woman whose devastating story leaves him unexpectedly and completely shaken, questioning his competence, and with a sudden shattering insight into just how fragile confidence and faith can be.

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