Archive - In Quiet Courts of Jack Rollins: Shadows & Nightmares

March 2025

The Quiet Court: Chapter 5

Benjamin hurled the oil lamp into the attic.

Mar 25

The Quiet Court: Chapter 4

Fangs of broken glass jutted out of the black mud glistening, ready to ambush unshod children upon their return to the court.

Mar 18

The Quiet Court: Chapter 3

As the coach trundled along Oxford Street, Benjamin resisted the urge to check his watch.

Mar 11

The Quiet Court: Chapter 2

The two-storey coffeehouse squatted on the edge of a row of tall townhouses.

Mar 4

February 2025

The Quiet Court: Chapter 1

The click of Benjamin’s cane echoed in time with the tap of his shoes on the polished marble floor.

Feb 25

The Midnight Chaplain: Chapter 14

After washing the grime of the night’s exertions off his face and hands, Haddon handed his bloodied suit to Agnes, the landlady of the lodging house…

Feb 18

The Midnight Chaplain: Chapter 13

Haddon dragged the unconscious Robin along the hallway and into the kitchen.

Feb 11

The Midnight Chaplain: Chapter 12

Robin grabbed Haddon’s jacket lapels and shoved him onto the bed.

Feb 9

The Midnight Chaplain: Chapter 11

Haddon’s footfalls creaked on every loose floorboard as he approached the sickroom door.

Feb 4

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