Dreaming of the Past
Herbert wondered how it had come to this, pulling a dray was not what his lineage had been breed for. Animal lore still recalled the tale of one of his ancestors carrying King Richard into battle. Whilst the owls told…
The Observer
[ A Synthetic alien head from the national space centre Leicester UK] You would think that I might be bored resting here; but not so. You see humanity can be studied in great detail when they think 'we' are the…
One Old Penny
Michael here is a penny, please could you go round to the phone box and call your dad. Ask him to come home as grandad is unwell. Operator: please have your money ready. Hello operator pleased could you put me…
The Cotton Man and the Bakers
As Jim allowed his boat to drift home, his thoughts turned inwards to what he knew about his family's history. He started in a town in Lancashire, a place which was experiencing great hardship. It's people were starving. The mill…
Life Saving Hypnosis.
Hello Mrs Ashcanazig, my name is Iswar, I am a hypnotist. The police have asked me to help you see if you can recall the details of the vehicle that you saw leaving your home. ... You saw the number…
The Valley of Desolation
If you take the middle path to Simons Seat, you may come upon the Valley of Desolation. Today it is a place of peaceful coexistence, where a multitude of plants thrive. All evidence of the rent that was inflicted upon…
The Sheriff
The rank smell of neglect occupied every corner of the house. However because of the local sensitivities that had arisen due to the disappearance of the other houses on Cleveland Rd. The city authorities had decided that the house be…
New Memories
Alyssa wondered what the girls name was. In the words of her ancestors she called on the creator to be merciful. Then she tilted her face to the sky and lifted her voice to the heavens as she sang a…