Faith Allington
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Things I've published recently

Short mysteries set in the 1920s.
  • The Dancing Corpse: When Frances was a child, she saw a dancing corpse the night her mother disappeared. After receiving her mother's locket, she returns to her childhood home in Poltimore to uncover the truth. Appeared in Betty Fedora (Dec 2017).
  • A Touch of Treachery: At the height of WWI, a poor hatcheck girl uncovers a plot to smuggle sensitive military secrets. Appeared in Flash Bang Mystery (Apr 2017).
  • The Death at Knightshayes Court: At the ancestral home of Sir Reuben, a young woman dies, and elderly book seller Cornelius investigates. Appeared in Mystery Weekly Magazine (Jan 2017).
A smattering of poetry.
  • Double Bluff Beach: Remembering the moment of falling in love. Appeared in Poetry on Buses.
  • Early harvest: A moment of fragile balance before things change. Appeared in Crab Creek Review.
  • Dear Mom: The intangible things you carry when leaving home and finding your place. Appeared in Poetry on Buses.
  • Coming back home: The strangeness when you return to a former place or moment in time. Appeared in Cascadia Review.



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