Thursday 29 September 2011

Short Story: Community Spirit by Darren Sant



Tracy and her young son Tom have escaped an abusive household and plan a fresh start in a new location. Unfortunately they are placed in the notorious Longcroft Estate.

The second in Darren Sant’s short story series sees the single mother struggle to repay a loan shark while protecting her son from the local bullies. If she can’t raise the cash needed the thug has made it clear what he’s after instead.

Will she keep him at bay?

Like the previous instalment A Good Day (see review elsewhere here), this really is a very brief short story, but it does manage to convey everything required to have an impact.

Reminiscent of the tv show Shameless but without the comedy element this also manages to be surprisingly uplifting.

I’m already looking forward to my next visit to the Longcroft Estate.

Ric’s Rating: 78%

5 comments:

  1. Thanks fella. I've been working on number 3 today. It's already considerably darker start than the other with.

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  2. Looking forward to it Darren, thanks for stopping by.

    Yep, surprisingly so Dez.

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  3. I'll have to look for the first one!

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  4. Both are available for kindle Alex.

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