Something in the Tide

My best friend, Marty Darnell, used to say he could read the shape of people. I often wondered what he … 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

They could read your mood. That was the most terrifying thing. I wondered if they could even read your decisions. … More

“There are twenty artefacts on the countertop, on the top floor of the Lewis temple, and there are fifty of … More

The sea was a mirror of the sky except, in one, you would drown and in the other, you would … More

It had seemed like a good idea to view the city from the highest point, which was obviously Grey’s Insurance … More

The storm was keeping Sam Morrison awake. He listened to the lid fly from the recycling bin and clatter across … More

It was disturbing to take in the endless, neat rows of empty white seats in the preparation space. There had … More

I awoke sharply from a feverish dream, where I was standing with statuesque stillness and completely naked at a conference … More

“That…That is a monster.” He was right. He did what anyone would do when faced with a monster. He took … More

The village hall was as cold as a mountain lair when the local folk edged in to fill its cavernous … More

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

There are no laws on Mars, just agreements. I say this because when the extraction ship comes in 126 sols, … More

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