The Corpse

By Dean Shearer

Francis, sitting on the balcony smoking a cigarette after work, is completely unaware that a corpse will come climbing up the fire escape in just five minutes. 

And it has news for him. Bad news.

A perfect story for those who do not want to sleep tonight.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dean Shearer
• Release date: Aug 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201893286

Dean Shearer

Dean Shearer is the author of many fictitious works such as The Cat, The World is Magic, and the short stories series Selah, the Universe. He wishes there was more to say about himself (he likes studying religions and walking barefoot and reading and writing in multiple genres and reading and writing a lot) but there's just too much to say.

Book preview

The Corpse

A Short Story

Dean Shearer

Contents

The Corpse

Afterword

Dandelion (Sample)

Acknowledgments

Other Horror Stories by Dean

About the Author

The Corpse

Francis sat on the fire escape in a foldout chair. He slipped a cigarette between his lips, took a lighter from his pocket. Flick, and the flame lit up the darkness, and warmed the tip of his nose. Francis sucked, sucked, then put the lighter back in his pocket, exhaling an unseen cloud of bitter smoke.

He looked down at the alleyway. He could see nothing. He looked left. In the light of the streetlamp he could see the corner of a brick building—Gma's Diner; they had good coffee—and the sidewalk, and the street. The street was silent. Not a car whizzed past. Not at this hour. All Francis could hear was the buzzzzzzz of the streetlamp.

Francis was unaware that, in ten