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Wearied & Condemned: A Short Story About War, Memory, and Restless Spirits
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 16 2026
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.23 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Tommy has survived longer than he ever expected.
Now an old man living alone in a fading mining village, he wants nothing more than a quiet life. But when a gang of local teenagers begins tormenting him, long-buried memories of the trenches return, bringing with them four familiar faces.
His best friends.
The men who never came home from Passchendaele.
At first, their visits are a comfort. A chance to laugh, remember, and escape the loneliness of old age. But as the boys outside grow more violent, Tommy's fallen comrades begin to change. The smiling young men he remembers become weary soldiers, still carrying the anger, fear, and injustice of a war that never truly ended.
As mysterious deaths spread through the village, Tommy must confront the guilt he has carried for sixty years before the living and the dead are consumed by it alike.
Blending historical fiction, literary suspense, and the supernatural, Wearied and Condemned is a moving short story of friendship, survivor's guilt, remembrance, and the peace that can only come from finally letting go.
Perfect for readers who enjoy the emotional depth of The Ghost Road, the atmosphere of The Woman in Black, and character-driven supernatural fiction.
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