Ben Paddon's published ficlets
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Love in Space
“I’m an idiot,” said Franklin as he took a sip of his Synthe-Gin.
“Yep,” nodded Germley the Andropulsian barkeep, the balloo…
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What a Party
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The Closing Bulletin
“It’s not happening,” said Seb as he walked into the pub. He’d assumed Mark would be sat in his usual seat, pint in hand, try…
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Message Sent Successfully
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The Call That Changed My Destiny
“Hello?”
Seb couldn’t get over just how fantastic her voice was. In fact everything about her was just incredible. It’d take…
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Product Placement
“What are you doing?” asked Dillan as he put another spoonful of delicious Honey Cheerios into his mouth.
Toby put down his …
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Hometown
Coming back to his hometown only served to remind him of why he’d left in the first place. Walking through the streets,he cou…
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Serious Business
“What happened then?” asked Mark.
“She gave me her phone number,” replied Seb, smiling.
“Nice!” said Mark, enthusiastically…
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A Moment's Silence
“Just hanging out”? Seb wanted to take off his shoe and beat himself to death with it. He was certainly in the right place to…
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One Week Later
As he walked towards the door, Seb wondered how many people had gone to a funeral parlour knowing they were neither attending…
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A tepid foray into Nerdcore
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Maybe Baby
“I’m pregnant, and it’s not yours.”
There are better times to break that kind of news to guy. She could have told me earlier…
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A Moment with a Hero
“Excuse me?”
She’d been looking for him. Now that she’d found him, she could feel butterflies in her stomach. Or at least wh…
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A Blow to the Head
He fell to his knees, suddenly uncertain of his surroundings. Everything seemed… not blurry, but just… inconsistent. He w…
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A Clear and Concise Answer
Seb put his drink down, and asked the question that had been burning in his brain for the past couple of hours. “Which do you…
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Something New
“It’s okay,” she smiled, trying her hardest to seem reassuring but instead coming across as ever-so-slightly patronising. “I …
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Know Your Surroundings
Cellars are generally rather murky but this one, Vance had decided, had to be one of the murkiest. If Channel Four ever got a…
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Waiting for the Right Moment
“There she is,” whispered Seb.
“You weren’t lying about her looks, were you?” said Mark, wide-eyed. He started to walk over,...
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The Gatekeeper
Warren didn’t like doctors. They made him feel uncomfortable and nervous. Still, this was a necessary check-up, and the soone…
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Critical System Failure
“There. It’s taken four hours, but your computer is up and running again like new.”
“Thank you, Karen.”
“Oh, and don’t inst…
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