Time Storm at Tesco

Clean up on aisle five I was shopping, feeling the residual chill in the freezer aisle at the local Tesco … More

Invasive Species

The scene of the incident was nothing I hadn’t seen dozens of times before, but I never lost that spike … More

Clara had a neck scarf she treasured. It was dyed a blend of swirling blue and white, like the colours … More

I had never been to False World before. The interstellar cruise on Horizon Finder had made it part of the … More

At 11:11 PM Greenwich Mean Time at the bus stop on the corner of Carver Avenue in the sleepy British … More

The suburban matrix was still and quiet and not in the usual way. There were no young mothers pushing prams … More

“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More

It had seemed like a good idea to view the city from the highest point, which was obviously Grey’s Insurance … More

It was disturbing to take in the endless, neat rows of empty white seats in the preparation space. There had … More

“That…That is a monster.” He was right. He did what anyone would do when faced with a monster. He took … More

There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols, … More

“She was smiling when they put her in the capsule.” General Wright did not respond straight away, quite deliberately. He … More

Onan There were three thumps on the door. Tom Lowe’s eyelids unfurled so shapes emerged within the room. A chair, … More

I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet … More

It was an exercise. A simple way of purging. Arron – My ‘what I will miss’ list: The smell of … More