Tag Archives: Short Story

Final Update – (Short Story)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by ashleymanningwriter

The following was originally published on ‘The Daily Update’ website on the 14th July 2025. I have copied it here verbatim: First Contact – written by Samantha Collins By this point, most of you know my name, although you didn’t before … Continue reading →

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Teddy – Short Story

Posted on December 31, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Teddy is my latest short story, and I think it’s one of the darkest things I’ve ever written if not the darkest. It’s not particularly gory, but it’s definitely not for everyone and I think it’s quite a sad story. … Continue reading →

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Magic in London – Whistling

Posted on December 23, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Undecipherable babble bubbled through the crowd as Chuck walked down Shaftsbury Avenue towards Piccadilly Circus. The taste of buffalo sauce still lingering in his mouth from the burger he’d eaten half hour before at a little burger joint in Soho … Continue reading →

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Late Night Pitstop

Posted on December 14, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

It was just sitting there, so I had to pick it up. Tell me you wouldn’t have done the same. Tell me with a straight face and I’ll try to believe you. It was just there, sitting on the side … Continue reading →

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End of March

Posted on March 29, 2021 by ashleymanningwriter

We’re almost a quarter of the way through 2021. It’s gone quickly and Christmas seems like yesterday almost. Hopefully with lockdown easing and a new normal on the horizon we can all get outside and start doing things that makes … Continue reading →

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