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Invasive Species

The scene of the incident was nothing I hadn’t seen dozens of times before, but I never lost that spike … More

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Project Icarus

“Everything in this life starts and ends with money.” That seems especially poignant now. He said it softly, like an … More

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Remains

I didn’t realise at first. Everybody was dead. Everybody. I was on the beach, the sun was out, the wind … More

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Abuse

The routine The bedroom had always been a stressful place, a box. Grace took a deep breath and gazed at … More

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The Update

The tall hallway in my house seemed unreasonably quiet, as if spectres were lurking and judging me from the corners. … More

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Manifestation

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

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The Glitch

I had that moment you get, just once in a while. You stop in your mind to remember a vision … More

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The Recycling Centre

The train shuttle ride seemed longer than it was. The four of us and of course, the guard, did not … More

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