2 Spooky

By Stephen E Pennykid

Two short ghost stories.

The first story, The Sins of Others, explores the consequences of wrong-doing. A man is haunted by a recurring dream after moving into a property he has inherited. The inheritance appeared to be the answer to his prayers but in reality was this the case? Would the dream provide the answer?

The second story, A Trip in Time, is a personal account of the protagonist’s pilgrimage to seek answers to an oft repeated legend connected with his previous employment. His journey would lead him into another world that would provide more questions than answers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: S & S P Publishing
• Release date: Jan 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310819629

Stephen E Pennykid

Born in 1952, Steve Pennykid grew up on a Leicester council estate built to accommodate new families after the war and the baby boom of the 50's and 60's. Steve was an only child and although he had plenty of friends with whom to play football on the green outside his home, he had time on his hands to develop his love of the written word, and as a child always had something to read whether it be a football annual at Christmas, a thrilling children's story or a Look and Learn comic. Writing though did not come until much later. Steve took early retirement in 2005, which gave him a few years to achieve a number of goals he set himself to do before he was 60. One of these was to write a short story and try to get it published. This was a big ask as he had never written anything before. However, it was achieved in 2010 when a local story-writing competition gave him the opportunity. By then he had written one story – The News from Spain. He began to amend this story to suit the framework required for the competition but it soon became a completely different tale – Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. These are both gentle romances but Steve's writing has now become more eclectic with a number of other tales including two detective stories, from his Chief Inspector Robert Casey series, two children's short stories and a non-fiction title under his belt. Steve also loves music and you will undoubtedly notice a common theme in many of his stories of titles and chapters containing the names of songs, particularly those from the 60's. His passion for music of this era encouraged him to write his own personal favourite, the non-fiction "MisHits of the Sixties". Steve lives in Loughborough and is married with two sons, a daughter-in-law and two delightful granddaughters.

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2 Spooky!

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Stephen E Pennykid

2 Spooky

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Stephen E Pennykid

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2 Spooky!

Contents

The Sins of Others

A Trip in Time

About the Author

By the Same Author

Other Titles from S & S P Publishing

Children’s Titles

The Sins of Others

For the third night in a row he awoke covered in sweat. Maybe it was the strange bed, but he didn’t think so. Each night the recurring dream would last a little longer, before the fear became so great it jolted him out of his reverie.

He stumbled out of the bed trying to orientate himself. He fumbled for the light switch, cursing that the unmodernised house lacked a pull cord over the bed. Finding the switch, his trembling hand turned the light on. With light came relief. Making his way to the bathroom, his mind recalled the madness of the last six months.

Out of the blue, he had inherited a house and a small but sufficient monthly allowance. The legacy came with conditions; however, nothing to worry him unduly. If he wanted to sell the house, it was a stipulation that he must have occupied it for an unbroken six month period before putting it on the market.