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

Stays Inn

Jack Seymour frowned, so deep furrows formed on his brow, staring at the PDF receipt on the screen of his … More

Reap

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

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 … More

The Filter

What is reality? It’s whatever you see, you hear, you believe. It’s what you are shown. The filter was painless … More

The Lost Travellers

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