Micro-fiction piece published by The Story Seed in response to Cristina Mittermeier's image. ___ Jeremy said we'd never do it. Not in those bikinis, in the cold, Welsh sea. "You wouldn't last two seconds," he'd said. Carla had her hands on his surfboard before he even finished speaking... Continue Reading
Micro-fiction piece published by The Story Seed in response to an image. ___ We keep the lights off for four days after he dies. Mother says it’s like dressing the house in black. She stays in her room for the first three... Continue Reading
Published in Kamena Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 1, and Popshot Magazine, Issue 25 - The Fantasy Issue ___ Dale comes swinging in through the double doors in a cloud of smoke and I tell you, I’ve had long-burnt chips in the oven that’ve smelled better than that. So I ask him, "Dale, how’d it go in there?” and he says, ... Continue Reading
Originally published in Patchwork Magazine ___ On the station platform, rain dribbles down the windows of the waiting area in long, rope-like rivulets. Inside, an elderly white-haired lady sits next to Lorna, who is watching the rain with a limp expression. ... Continue Reading
Originally published in Kamena Magazine ___ He’s back again. The scrawny one whose hands shake when he speaks, even when he tries to hold them tight in those white-knuckled fists of trepidation. He starts up the steps towards me, reaching out with one hand as he says, “Father,” but he’s come at the wrong time today. ... Continue Reading
