Light Beam
Jennie felt the music coursing through her as she was lifted in the beam, it was scintillating, she had never been able to appreciate music before. Around her the light became incandescent as it was super heated. She was…
November Blues
On this dull November day, everything seemed tinged white, as if it had been painted with a heavy hand. Slowly approaching the sprawling hospital complex as she had done for the last six months Antonia looked for a glimmer of…
Unforeseen Effects
The captain indicated to rig for silence running as the craft inched towards the derelict pier. Hand signals only from now on. He signalled full stop, then slowly eased the periscope towards the surface. At first all seemed normal, it…
A Window on Life
As a student of Confucius, Ling would often visit the pergola that his wife had had built close to the house, its autumnal colours inspired her husband to reflect, life had been kind to him. Until now integrity and compassion…
Strategy gone Wrong
No stopping unless you pay: No entry to the city without the App. No speeding, but be quick. Ghostly images: Abandoned buildings: Death stalks a city. Blackened windows scream: Sounds reverberate, deserted pavements: Walls bow, Smashed roads.…
The Route of Life
Janet noted the changing of the seasons, she noticed her customers getting older. She saw business prosper and fade. She watched her own body changing, but Franks steel blue eyes never changed. His desire for her just grew stronger. Children…
The Bridge
The blistering heat had driven the people of the city indoors. A lone dog lay in a stupor on the hot pavement. The lizards had long ago given up warming themselves and returned to their lairs, whilst the birds had…