Behind the Net Curtains
photo prompt by Jean L Hays... I have been out hunting for some luxuries. An apple came my way. I should return to the bothy, but I want to check the bins in the village. I found rich pickings yesterday,…
A Letter Home
A quiet woodland that’s all I crave, littered with balls and sticks; and that you might think of me once in a while. But do not grieve for me, for I have travelled to a better place and await your…
Deep Fractures
With the scream vibrating around the room Rosie knew what was coming. You did not need to be Einstein to recognise the sound of incoming shells. As Rosie dived under the dining room table, she wondered if her great grandmother’s…
The Ensepulchering of Earth
When at last earth surrendered, the aliens terms turned out to be harsh. All adult males were to be transported to the mines on Raynor. All children to be removed from earth after being sterilized and trained as servants, so…
Camino de Santiago
Over thousands of years people had walked this route in penance for their transgressions. But since the start of the tenth epoch, this walk had linked not only with St James, but with the survival of humanity. The ninth epoch…