Light is death ‘Don’t go toward the light.’ That was why lighthouses were built. The light was death on rocks; … More
Category: Crime
Perfect Balance
Clara had a neck scarf she treasured. It was dyed a blend of swirling blue and white, like the colours … More
The Algorithm
“How do you defeat something?” “Defeat what?” “Anything?” Mannings had ushered him away to a basement, just a few minutes … More
Limpets
“It’s happening…” she said, her ear pressed against the phone as if to protect her. She turned and her blue … More
Nothing Original
I saw myself standing on the other side of the reinforced glass door to my house as I turned into … More
Growth
When the vice president turned on the ambassador, it was shocking but not surprising. You can sense a tsunami in … More
The Days that Followed
The memory was a fixed one. Some memories are like sediment, debris in the tidal flow of the mind, others … More
Death by Elephant
For a robot, it was enormous, a huge silver barrel of a body the size of a bus, swaying side … More
Project Icarus
“Everything in this life starts and ends with money.” That seems especially poignant now. He said it softly, like an … More
Follow the Blood
Absolute silence combined with absolute darkness can drive you mad. Your brain begins to fill in the void with its … More
Abuse
The routine The bedroom had always been a stressful place, a box. Grace took a deep breath and gazed at … More
The Girl Who Bought a Planet
“What is it worth to you, really?” That was his twisting question. Alasha looked the trade agent in the eye … More
The Elevator Trials
Norman Grant didn’t believe in predetermined fate or praying to God but he was contemplating both of these ideas as … More
Shame Fame
I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More
Beneath the Canyons
“The difference,” said Detective Shawn Trenton, “between successful people and unsuccessful people is in your definition of success.” The argument … More
The Lithium Murders
My phone battery was dead. I was on my own. I heard them sneaking around in the overgrown garden of … More
Paranoidia
It was a rude awakening. The holo-link even woke my children, they stirred in the darkness of their bedrooms and … More
The Testament Collector
The pile of bodies was fresh, I knew that much from the lack of stench, and the blood was wet. … More
Karma Cops
The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More
Little Feathering
The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More
Dystopian Days 