“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures…
Bay 3
The morning drizzle was gentle and quivering. Thankfully, after much swaying and churning in the waves, the brutal gale had…
Factory Settings
The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts…
The Agreement
There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols,…
Stays Inn
Jack Seymour frowned, so deep furrows formed on his brow, staring at the PDF receipt on the screen of his…
Saviour Squad
I was asleep when the alert sounded in my earpiece. It was 10:05pm on a Tuesday. I had retreated to…
Reap
“You reap what you sow.” When he said it, initially, I felt at a loss. I had nothing to say…
Herb
It was a beautiful bright, crisp September morning, and although it felt chilly to step out, the sky was blue…
Into the Foodchain
I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines…
Testing for Signs of Life
“She was smiling when they put her in the capsule.” General Wright did not respond straight away, quite deliberately. He…
Cultured
It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the…
The Hate Room
It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter.…
The Filter
What is reality? It’s whatever you see, you hear, you believe. It’s what you are shown. The filter was painless…
The Lost Travellers
Onan There were three thumps on the door. Tom Lowe’s eyelids unfurled so shapes emerged within the room. A chair,…
First World Riot
There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the…
Touching Crime
I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you…
Just a Thing
I saw the object outside in the street, below my window. It was clearly abandoned because it was after midnight…
Manifestation
I could see the back of his head. His haircut was not the typical military close-crop of bristle but jet…
Pain
The Administrator was a tall man, with perfect posture. His beard was dark, thick but had a sharp point, like…
Missing Earth
It was an exercise. A simple way of purging. Arron – My ‘what I will miss’ list: The smell of…
Dystopian Days 