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Something different. I occasionally write short fiction, in which I depart from my usual style and mix up magical/ fantastical elements with historical narratives.

Below is one of my shorts, The Heart of a Man, a dark spin on the Robin Hood legend. I am going to start posting these tales once a week, or perhaps more frequently, depending on the response.

The Heart of a Man

By David Pilling

“Such was the murder of Evesham, for battle it was none”

The Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester, August 1265 AD

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