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

Love and War

I was on the shuttle to the city centre when Bill, my ‘life coach AI’ decided to request a session. … More

Lily’s Truth

“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More

Bay 3

The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had … More

Reap

“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say … More

Cultured

It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More

The Hate Room

It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter. … More

First World Riot

There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the … More

Touching Crime

I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More

Just a Thing

I saw the object outside in the street, below my window. It was clearly abandoned because it was after midnight … More

Manifestation

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

Heist

“I do not want you to do it… Please.” Sam’s father cradled the shotgun in his arms like a newborn … More

Disaster Tourism

‘The swarm is ready.’ Tia heard the notification from her wristband. This was what she had been waiting for. She … More