{"id":2240,"date":"2024-06-18T00:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/?page_id=2240"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T01:37:12","slug":"short-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2240\" class=\"elementor elementor-2240\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1a1a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa1a1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782b4cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"782b4cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010dad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"010dad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SHORT STORIES<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483139b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"483139b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here you can explore my collection of short stories including my 2024 Banjo Paterson short story writing award, Shame the Stars. <br \/>Feel free to share if you like what you read, but please attribute to me as the author.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e9efd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09e9efd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298abcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_post_list\" data-id=\"298abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_post_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n<!-- start Post List -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Post List *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_298abcf{\n  display:grid;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_298abcf .uc_post_list_image div{\n  background-size:cover;\n  background-position:center;\n}\n\n.uc_post_list .uc_post_list_box{\n\tposition: relative;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n\tdisplay: flex;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_298abcf .uc_post_list_image{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_298abcf .uc_post_list_image img{\n  width:100%;\n  height:100%;\n  display:block;\n  transition:0.3s; 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Blue confetti fall like sparkling rain. My dad fist-pumps Jacob. Mum\u2019s nails dig into my arm. Jacob\u2019s parents pump our hands.\n\n\n\u201cCongratulations,\u201d Bridie whispers,...<\/div>           \n        \n                 \t        \n           <a target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/the-big-reveal\/' class=\"uc_more_btn  \" title=\"\">Read More<\/a>\n              \n                 \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n     \n       \n  \n   <\/div>\n<div class=\"uc_post_list_box\" data-category=\"Short Stories\">\n\n  \n  \t    <div class=\"uc_post_list_image\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/the-secret-keepers\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The Secret Keepers\">\n          \n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Wild-seas-1-768x768.webp\"  src=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Wild-seas-1-768x768.webp\" alt=\"Wild seas\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\">\n        \t\n        \n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \t\t\n  \n    <div class=\"uc_post_list_content\">\n      <div class=\"uc_post_list_content_inside\">\n        \n                       \n        <div class=\"uc_post_list_title\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/the-secret-keepers\/\" title=\"The Secret Keepers\">The Secret Keepers<\/a><\/div>                 \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            <div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  February 6, 2024<\/div>                                   \n            \n          \n                        \n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n              \n          <\/div>         \n                \n         <div class=\"uc_post_content\">Waves pummel the beach, lashing the sand as the sea rushes to claim me. I squeal and race up the steep, winding path to the cabin.\n\n\nAs I scramble to the top of the cliff, black clouds open and lightening...<\/div>           \n        \n                 \t        \n           <a target=\"_self\" href='https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/the-secret-keepers\/' class=\"uc_more_btn  \" title=\"\">Read More<\/a>\n              \n                 \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n     \n       \n  \n   <\/div>\n<div class=\"uc_post_list_box\" data-category=\"Short Stories\">\n\n  \n  \t    <div class=\"uc_post_list_image\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/thirty-reasons-why\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Thirty reasons why\">\n          \n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heart-hands-shape-love-1-768x480.webp\"  src=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/heart-hands-shape-love-1-768x480.webp\" alt=\"heart-hands-shape-love\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\">\n        \t\n        \n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \t\t\n  \n    <div class=\"uc_post_list_content\">\n      <div class=\"uc_post_list_content_inside\">\n        \n                       \n        <div class=\"uc_post_list_title\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/elevattemkt.com\/lpkimulrick\/thirty-reasons-why\/\" title=\"Thirty reasons why\">Thirty reasons why<\/a><\/div>                 \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n            <div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class=''><\/i><\/span>  April 12, 2023<\/div>                                   \n            \n          \n                        \n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n              \n          <\/div>         \n                \n         <div class=\"uc_post_content\">Claire\u2019s knees scream in protest; the cold concrete unforgiving. 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Chewed. To the quick.\n\n\nIt\u2019s a bad habit I\u2019ve tried to kick. One my male colleagues like to comment on. 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