Joseph Cosgriff
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Aspiring new writer who loves fiction and specifically post-apocalyptic and dystopian stories. Looking to see what I can do to better my skills.
Stories (21)
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The Forgotten Room
The board shouldn't have hit the wall. Michael was only trying to maneuver it through the narrow hallway past the stairs, shoulders hunched, the length of pine balanced awkwardly under one arm. Sara had told him not to start tonight. The two of them had been unpacking boxes all week, but he couldn't resist. Renovations had been on his mind since they signed the lease. An old apartment in a historic part of Boston meant hidden quirks and stubborn woodwork. What Michael really hoped for, though, was some unknown or forgotten treasure hidden behind plaster and brick.
By Joseph Cosgriff4 months ago in Fiction
The Mourning Crow
There was a knock at the door. Three neat raps, more polite than urgent, but wrong for the hour. Joseph glanced at the clock on the muted television screen: 11:03 p.m. He stared at the muted TV as if the blue-white flicker could explain it. On the screen, a sitcom mouth opened and closed in pantomime while the laugh track, a thing he could almost hear from memory, never came. He hadn't been expecting anyone. He never expected anyone. The apartment around him seemed to hold its breath.
By Joseph Cosgriff4 months ago in Fiction
Letters from the Trenches
The year is 1915, and a great war rages across Europe. A storm of blood and steel that devours nations and men alike. Among those who have taken up arms is Liam O'Callaghan, a young man from County Cork who volunteers to serve in the British Army. He had been a student in Dublin, pursuing his studies with the quiet ambition of a scholar, but war had called, and he had answered. In Dublin, he met Catherine, a woman who stirred in him a love so deep and desperate that it threatened to consume him. But their love was forbidden. Liam had already bound himself to another, his wife Mary, waiting for him back home. Now, in the trenches of Europe, amidst mud, blood, and the endless echoes of artillery, Liam clings to Catherine's memory as his only solace.
By Joseph Cosgriff11 months ago in History
Scratches in the Dark
There was only one rule: don't open the door. The room, devoid of any escape route, was dominated by a single, imposing door. The whispers, barely audible at first, crept into his mind like a threatening fog. The scratching, a haunting echo, persisted, refusing to be dismissed as mere imagination.
By Joseph Cosgriffabout a year ago in Horror
Shadows of Betrayal
Joseph O'Malley, a seasoned British spy, had been living a double life deep within the walls of the Russian Embassy in Germany. Under the guise of Josef Mayer, a German contractor, he navigated the intricate web of espionage, tasked with retrieving a top-secret document that would unveil a high-level Russian spy operating within MI6.
By Joseph Cosgriff3 years ago in History
Stealing Shadows
As the tension of the Cold War gripped the world, Johnathan, a seasoned British spy, found himself deep undercover within the walls of the Russian Embassy. His mission: to retrieve a top-secret document that would unveil a high-level Russian spy operating within MI6.
By Joseph Cosgriff3 years ago in Fiction
Fate's Reflection
In the heart of the Aztec empire, a brave warrior named Tlaloc set his sights on the revered gold statue of Tezcatlipoca. Blinded by the lure of wealth and power, he believed that destiny and fortune lay in possessing the god's sacred artifact.
By Joseph Cosgriff3 years ago in Fiction
The Great Train Robbery
It was 1883. James "Jimmy Boy" Cosgrove was a petty criminal with a grand plan to rob a train carrying one of the biggest shipments of gold traveling from the East to the West Coast. Jimmy Boy was a low-level member of the notorious Mountain Tops gang, but he believed he could pull off the heist alone.
By Joseph Cosgriff3 years ago in Fiction
The Historic Heist
Dr. Liu, an archaeologist, was studying the Terracotta Army in China when he noticed something peculiar. One of the statues bore a striking resemblance to his ancestor, General Liu. His heart raced as he realized his family history intertwined with this ancient army.
By Joseph Cosgriff3 years ago in Fiction
