Alan Crawford - Short Stories, Rants and Observations

Short Stories Sample

A word with Frank

Frank was at it again. He always applied his laser focus on all the goings on and off site. All outside. The mysterious events that caught his eye demanded his full attention. Well as much as could be mustered in...Read More

Mary and Malcolm

“Can you carry that one OK?“ ... Mary asked of her drunken neighbour. Mary had to move, some people were on their way. Mary knew this because she was a police officer with a network of good friends, in and...Read More

An incredible thing occurred

An incredible thing occurred. While watching, listening, in some way absorbing the TV news whilst doing other things, Simon had an idea. It developed while he looked out over the balcony to see how far he could see. He listened to...Read More

Ron was a master

Ron smirked like a giggling school boy at the wordplay in play with the word Therapist. He was silly enough, observant enough and just enough to see “The Rapist” on the sign. Ron was ordered by the court to attend...Read More

Many questions about life

Bronwyn battled and rattled about the house searching for the answers to life’s questions. She’d given up on searching for the really big ones. Well, not given up exactly she had already accepted and applied an atheist, sceptical, cynical view...Read More

Where you bin, where you wheeliebin

Horace was reminded of an old gag, all of his gags were old, where you bin, where you wheeliebin? He was wheeling about his garden. It was reasonably green, layered with light rain, fallen leaves, a huge number of butterflies...Read More

Zebra Finches 1 and 2

We are Zebra Finches named 1 and 2. I’m a hen and so is 2. We both live very comfortably, as best as can be expected, in a reasonably large black flight cage on a balcony. It offers a limited view...Read More

Watching Alansvale

It can’t be easy, being easy. Loose sexual and illegal matters often lead to situations best left alone, at least the majority let them be. Alansvale was known for being pretty easy, not pretty but easy. The local gossip was...Read More

Please enjoy these rather odd short stories, rants and observations. The short stories are found here and here while the wild rants, lists and observations are found in other. A small number of inquisitive people, (namely one), asked how or where the ideas come from. There’s no clear answer. When the trousers, mind or weather conditions suit, the computer opens a blank page and so it starts to flow. The site is actually overflowing with free flowing nonsense. Regular visitors to the site recommend that you dip your toes into either of the short stories categories, one or two. Samples accessed via the carousel in the side bar.

The eBook “Three Short Stories” is adult in nature, with gruesome goings on, food safety and some naughty business. Grab a copy from Apple Books – Smashwords – Amazon Kindle – Kobo – Barnes & Noble

Bloodbath – The Gruesome Murders, a man applying a brutal approach to satisfying his needs.
Learning to Kill, explores how a professional hitman and his family educate their son.
Tale of an EHO (Environmental Health Officer), includes food safety and adult entertainment. With reluctantly good looking food operators, cult like Church leadership and adult entertainment venue ownership. It’s a complicated tale.

While each story may swim within unpleasant situations, all of the tasty morsels including the rants, lists and observations are aimed at a mature audience. Sadly they may seem to be rather immature at times. Although some of the writings are based on reasonably true events, the rest emerge from a ludicrous imagination and not from a serial killer. This about page might present a reasonably believable explanation.