“What is the value you have?” A simple, short question. The start question for every potential employer. Answering was simple. … More
Tag: dystopian fiction
Follow the Blood
Absolute silence combined with absolute darkness can drive you mad. Your brain begins to fill in the void with its … More
Remains
I didn’t realise at first. Everybody was dead. Everybody. I was on the beach, the sun was out, the wind … More
Disintegration
At 11:11 PM Greenwich Mean Time at the bus stop on the corner of Carver Avenue in the sleepy British … More
Angels of Suburbia
The suburban matrix was still and quiet and not in the usual way. There were no young mothers pushing prams … More
Drunk at the End of the World
I witnessed the curling black mushroom cloud for the briefest of moments, it reached over the city on fire like … 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
Future Orientation
“You can not travel back in time. It’s impossible and why would you want to? But time travel is possible, … More
Spectres
A home is a place you should feel safe. A place to keep the dangers out. The spectres were dissolving … 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 Burning Lands
As Fire Response Marshal, Chuck Seager had a high life insurance. His wife had long left him but his estranged … More
Karma Cops
The five surly policemen were practiced at being intimidating. They walked like lions, padding through the plains, unafraid of any … More
The Update
The tall hallway in my house seemed unreasonably quiet, as if spectres were lurking and judging me from the corners. … More
Countdown to Zero
Like most people, the best part of the day for Harrison was the preparation in the morning. From his pillow … More
Boiling Point
When a kettle boils, it’s like a small scream. But in a long day those small screams need to happen. … More
Little Feathering
The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More
Factory Settings
The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More