Lily’s Truth

“There is no such thing as human rights. If you are lucky enough to live in a country that nurtures … More

Bay 3

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

The production line never really stopped. For maintenance and inspections there were brief pauses but the conveyer rolled its parts … More

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

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

I was asleep when the alert sounded in my earpiece. It was 10:05pm on a Tuesday. I had retreated to … More

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

It was a beautiful bright, crisp September morning, and although it felt chilly to step out, the sky was blue … More

I had wandered into the shell of a hotel in the town’s central square, stepping over the twisted, looping vines … More

“She was smiling when they put her in the capsule.” General Wright did not respond straight away, quite deliberately. He … More

It had been an uncomfortable journey, reaching the old hunter’s shack. I had taken the bumpy, pitted backroads in the … More

It struck me, every movie I enjoyed celebrated the victors who were most violent, who dominated, who won through slaughter. … More

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

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

There comes a moment in every era, where people see right through their leaders. Like a blinding light in the … More

I had woken up feeling concerned. It was like a sudden lucid moment in a coma, or like noticing you … More

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

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

The Administrator was a tall man, with perfect posture. His beard was dark, thick but had a sharp point, like … More

It was an exercise. A simple way of purging. Arron – My ‘what I will miss’ list: The smell of … More