Liberation Theology
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: $0.99 USD. 5190 words.
Published on July 17, 2010. Fiction.
Jim Croft is a young priest in crisis. Burnt out from his work in a Cape Town township at the end of the Apartheid era, he escapes to the relative Eden of Zimbabwe for a break. But this Eden has its own temptations.
Location: New Zealand
Member Since: July 11, 2010
Jonathan M Barrett
Biography
Jonathan M Barrett lives and teaches in Wellington, New Zealand. He has written several plays, novels and short stories.
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Books
The Measure of Gary Mooney
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 2260 words. Published on July 17, 2010. Fiction.
Miss Davis’s class have been studying measurement all term. Today, they will measure each other’s normal walking speed. But class misfit Gary Mooney has other plans. This playground tale reveals much about social conformity, betrayal and punishment. The Measure of Gary Mooney was awarded third place in the New Zealand 2007 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition.
Price: Free! 2260 words. Published on July 17, 2010. Fiction.
Miss Davis’s class have been studying measurement all term. Today, they will measure each other’s normal walking speed. But class misfit Gary Mooney has other plans. This playground tale reveals much about social conformity, betrayal and punishment. The Measure of Gary Mooney was awarded third place in the New Zealand 2007 Sunday Star-Times Short Story Competition.
Keynote Speaker
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 2740 words. Published on July 13, 2010. Fiction.
Antoine Maercx is ranked 73rd in the Time Benelux edition list of 'Most important contemporary thinkers’. He arrives in Wellington to make the keynote address at the biennial Australasian Nietzsche Society conference. But from the moment he is picked up at the airport, things do not go to plan for the eminent professor.
Price: Free! 2740 words. Published on July 13, 2010. Fiction.
Antoine Maercx is ranked 73rd in the Time Benelux edition list of 'Most important contemporary thinkers’. He arrives in Wellington to make the keynote address at the biennial Australasian Nietzsche Society conference. But from the moment he is picked up at the airport, things do not go to plan for the eminent professor.
House Hunting
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 2900 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
When Kim and David go house hunting, they’re hoping for a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity. But is their relationship strong enough to survive the rigours of house hunting in the gentrified suburbs of Wellington?
Price: Free! 2900 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
When Kim and David go house hunting, they’re hoping for a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity. But is their relationship strong enough to survive the rigours of house hunting in the gentrified suburbs of Wellington?
Uses of Agapanthus
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 3930 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
(4.20 from 5 reviews)
When Brett pays his weekly visit to his mother at her retirement home, he’s annoyed to see a vase of agapanthus – now a weed in their new home – next to her bed. But his protests set off long suppressed memories for her. As Brett’s wife Suzie asks: is Mom confusing or confessing? If you've enjoyed this free short story, please rate it and leave a review. Thanks,Jonathan.
Price: Free! 3930 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
(4.20 from 5 reviews) When Brett pays his weekly visit to his mother at her retirement home, he’s annoyed to see a vase of agapanthus – now a weed in their new home – next to her bed. But his protests set off long suppressed memories for her. As Brett’s wife Suzie asks: is Mom confusing or confessing? If you've enjoyed this free short story, please rate it and leave a review. Thanks,Jonathan.
Accident Report
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 2210 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
Paul has the unenviable task of investigating the death of a young crop spraying pilot. As he travels from the crash site to a tavern run by an eccentric old flyer, Paul reflects on being a father, and how he became estranged from his son.
Price: Free! 2210 words. Published on July 12, 2010. Fiction.
Paul has the unenviable task of investigating the death of a young crop spraying pilot. As he travels from the crash site to a tavern run by an eccentric old flyer, Paul reflects on being a father, and how he became estranged from his son.
The Ball
by Jonathan M Barrett
Price: Free! 1950 words. Published on July 11, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Every evening, Ted finds reasons to take him away from the horror stories of the six o'clock news. Today he spots what looks like a ball in the garden. Breaking his routine, he steps outside.
Price: Free! 1950 words. Published on July 11, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews) Every evening, Ted finds reasons to take him away from the horror stories of the six o'clock news. Today he spots what looks like a ball in the garden. Breaking his routine, he steps outside.
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