Latest publication By Hidayat Adams
500
An anthology of short stories
This unique collection of short stories offers tales each exactly 500 words in length.
Discover the steel in meek Rose, journey into the Afterlife and back, fight alongside a young soldier on an alien planet, face the end of the world at the side of an Avenging Angel, share in the sorrow of losing a child…
Each tale will inspire, excite and entertain you!
Author
Hidayat Adams
Hidayat Adams was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa in the suburb of Grassy Park. At an early age, he fell in love with reading, especially comic books and mystery novels such as The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. His love for reading and books eventually led him to the path of becoming an English teacher, a career he feels he was born to follow. As he so often quips, “I was born to teach, as my name means ‘guidance’ or ‘instruction’.”
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Pernicious
Forty-two-year-old Brenda revelled in the delight of vilifying neighbours and spreading scandalous rumours. Her latest target was the oh-so-fresh-faced intern, Mary-Ann. “What a pretentious name,” Brenda thought uncharitably when Marcus, the Overseas Department...
The Girl
The return to consciousness plunges Adrian into an acid vat of pain. He screams like a wild beast, the shout echoing eerily down the ravine. “Dear God,” he whimpers as he catches sight of his broken left wrist. “I need to get help,” he whispers, carefully clambering...
The Rakshasa
Dee filled Luca’s bowl with his favourite dry food: Whiskas with Fisherman’s Choice & Meaty Nuggets. The ginger tabby waited patiently for Dee without pawing at her in haste or meowing demandingly. “You’re such a sweet boy,” Dee praised the cat while she stroked...
Fynn’s Fail
This is the third instalment about Strathmore York Fynn. I got home after a truly gruelling day as IT Support Technician at CAPITA SA to the delicious aroma of food cooking in my tiny kitchen. Living in a flat has its advantages, such as cleaning it, as it hardly...
Fynn Finesse
This is the second story featuring the character, Strathmore York Fynn. Vaughn was killing my buzz. “Bruh, can you please go back to your office? I’ve really gotta finish my work,” I told him none too gently. Vaughn was a friend, but one who could easily outstay his...
The Fantastic Fynn
This is the first story in a series of tales about a fictional character based on a real person. “Strathmore York Fynn? That’s your name, your actual name?” the man asked me with heavy scepticism after he had sat down at my desk and read my name badge. I...
Chicken Feed
Bertie was furious. No. Enraged. Yes, she felt that was a more appropriate word for her emotional state. Mightily enraged! And it was all Rose’s fault. “I warned you not to listen to Leonard’s preposterous promises, didn’t I?” she asked-shouted at the younger Rose...
Are They Truly Stars?
Celebrities have such a huge influence on our lives that many actors have come to think of themselves as untouchable, perfect and irreproachable. In reality, they are only human beings who bleed when they are cut, to borrow a line from Shakespeare. Their arrogance has...
The Idiots
GADIJA “In the sixty-three years that I’ve been alive,” I was telling Gadija Gabier while both of us were waiting to get our monthly health check-up at the day hospital, “I’ve had the dubious pleasure of meeting some of the dumbest people ever to walk this planet.”...
The Hunted
Bradley was gasping for breath, his lungs feeling as if they were about to burst. He cursed with feeling. “I should have kept up with my exercises. I’m running for my life, and I can’t even breathe properly!” he chided himself mentally, using the F-word freely. He had...