Miscellaneous

Short story #4 “I wish to know all about you. You interest me very much.” “Is that so?…” A woman stares down from her balcony into the narrow alley below. There, stands a man. He’s craning his neck up to meet her gaze. Somewhere in the distance, to the south, lightning strikes and then echoes. … Read more

Short story #3 The frost came. It settled into the desert floor, ice choking dust. Two companions trudged across a vast landscape. Glancing down at the thick-spectacle layer of ice, you could see straight through. The surface below burned red, but provided no heat. In the distance, mountain ranges signposted a path forward. Between the … Read more

Short story #2 It was a wet November night when the story broke. A thin gasp rang out across every house in every town. The world inhaled, held its breath in unison. Exhaled. Then, silence. It’d been spotted. Seven years since The Great Rain started. And now, today, the end had been written. A full … Read more

Short story #1 Her name is not important. What’s important is how she walked: step versus step, feet drumming against uneven cobblestone, heels dashing anxiety onto the earth’s unforgiving surface. Above, the sky stared down at her through steely eyes—closed off, overcast, and unkind.  It was a cold day, yet sweat dripped down her back. … Read more

I’m going to try my hand at something personal today… My story job hunting as a graduate during COVID-19 I have a feeling, though, that my experiences are not-so-personal. That they’re universal, especially for graduates right now — and also for most people at some point in their career. Struggling to find work is demoralising. … Read more

For a long time, I held a contradictory view of myself: that I was a person who loved writing, but preferred not to write. Now let me be clear, I’ve always been writing something; essays at school and university; freelance content writing for some money on the side; even the odd attempt at a book or … Read more