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Spider and Fly — A Universe from the Mind of Denham Forrest
Stories about the true nature of things. The big question is, which human genre is the 'Spider' and which the 'Fly?'
  Name Author Description Size Dnlds Votes Score
1 The Volunteer
Romance
Denham Forrest There’s an adage in the British armed forces, never volunteer for anything! Especially when you’re drunk! But, just sometimes…?
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance
Posted: 2010-10-01
93 KB 3023 419 4.01
2 Three Times! A Lady?
Romance
Denham Forrest A little wander through realms of improbability, concerning a confused young man and his interactions with one particular member of female of our species. Of course it is possible that the young lady in question, had just came up with a novel approach to solving the problem of “not" being noticed, by her intended pray.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2010-10-02
46 KB 2202 297 3.78
3 The River
Romance
Denham Forrest A widowed man returns to take a walk along the riverbank, again. A place that's been special to him since his childhood, but he hadn’t visited for sometime. Because it is interrupted, the walk that day was to be a little different.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance
Posted: 2010-10-06
60 KB 1721 290 3.92
4 Sometimes When We Touch
Romance
Denham Forrest We meet many people as we go through life. Some of whom are apparently friendly, but regretfully others are apparently hostile. But then again are we ever sure why they are showing that hostility and/or who it is really aimed at? This is a little tale of misunderstanding, or maybe misinterpretation, of someone's motives.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance
Posted: 2010-10-08
49 KB 2083 220 3.38
5 Act Naturally
Romance
Denham Forrest A broke, down in the dumps – and down on his luck -- divorced guy accepts the offer of a free drink from a nefarious one-time school classmate who he hasn’t come across for years. But the friend takes him to a very questionable pub, where he meets an even more questionable character. The very next day his life is turned completely upside down… or maybe, the right way up!
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2010-11-03
72 KB 2370 344 3.86
6 The Substitute
Romance
Denham Forrest Arriving at Naples airport, a guy – with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder -- unexpectedly runs into and old adversary, who has a little problem. The adversary needs help, so the guy decides to offer his assistance. But he intends that he will have a little fun -- and get some payback -- at the same time. But things don’t really turn out as he expected.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2010-11-04
81 KB 2125 312 3.47
7 Minerva
Drama
Denham Forrest A sort of mystery romance. Told in ten chapters; some rather longer than others.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2010-11-22 Concluded: 2010-12-01
238 KB 3033 278 4.32
8 Good Morning Starshine
Romance
Denham Forrest An older man relates the story of his life to a stranger.
For Age: Older than 17
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance
Posted: 2011-03-15
63 KB 1171 156 3.86
9 It's Five O'clock Somewhere!
Romance
Denham Forrest After being estranged from all of his family for some years, a divorced man’s teenage children suddenly pay him an unexpected visit.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Drama
Posted: 2011-03-23
127 KB 2099 303 3.78
10 An Overheard Conversation
Romance
Denham Forrest As we go through life, we often overhear other people talking to each. This tale represents the transcript of short conversation, overheard after a university graduation ceremony held in a Cathedral in Bristol. What happened later is anyone guess.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2011-03-28
11 KB 1149 182 3.16
11 The Climbing Tree!
Romance
Denham Forrest The first of a pair of sort-of romance stories that share a major part of the same text. The partner story will be posted very shortly.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2011-04-10
103 KB 1016 147 3.87
12 The Big Limousine Disappeared!
Romance
Denham Forrest The second story of the pair, although really the first (go figure?). Both these tales developed out of one basic idea, that’s been kicking around in my head for some considerable time now. I had almost completed writing this one when the idea for “that scene” jumped into my head and that dictated the second scenario. There was just no-way that I couldn’t write it!
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Melodrama
Posted: 2011-04-11
120 KB 1045 142 3.34
13 Peter, June and the Whatevers!
Supernatural
Denham Forrest Another little wander into the realms of the improbable. This one might be a little difficult to understand, but as the characters have little idea what the devil is going on anyway; the reader should not feel alone. A little tongue in cheek composition, that is not intended to be taken seriously.
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Humor, Melodrama, Science Fiction, Supernatural, Ghosts
Posted: 2012-02-24
76 KB 688 115 3.22
14 Tempus Frangit
Science Fiction
Denham Forrest A little nonsensical fun I’ve had writing over the last year or so. A kind of throwback to the Science Fiction of the 1950’s and 60’s
For Age: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Drama, Melodrama, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Posted: 2012-05-31 Concluded: 2012-06-05
245 KB 1999 141 3.81
15 For the Good Times
Romance
Denham Forrest Life throws one of it's curved balls at a man. Who following his divorce, has adopted his brother's three children following their parents untimely demise.
For Age: Older than 17
Tags: Romance, Christmas
Posted: 2012-09-27
68 KB 1184 140 3.00