My dog Fido found the rock on our woodland walk while scuffling in the leaves. Iridescent blue and perfectly egg-shaped, Fido tried to…
Ever since I was a kid, I’d dreamed of being a detective. I’d played sleuth for years, working out who swiped Mum’s fresh cookies and…
I saw the poster on my midday walk. “Cat Cafe opening next week!” I couldn’t wait. The bane of my life was my pet-free rental…
I woke to find my fingers fading. Slowly, my hands disappeared. I felt myself slip away. I couldn’t touch, lost my sense of…
I spent all night brewing the spell. This time, I’d get it right. My coven sisters would stop laughing when they saw my new powerful…
I shivered while I waited. Peering up at the castle window, I wondered if he’d keep his promise. My cold fingers had gone numb–my breath a…
Revenue-raisers. That’s what we called the old traffic cameras. Whether you did 33 in a 30 zone or nipped…
When dusk falls and the city sleeps, I awake.
The barrier swallowed my ticket and spat it back out. I grabbed it and pushed through the gate, cursing as my suitcase caught in the…
Hatchet pulled the tricorn hat low on his grimy forehead. He surveyed the rickety rope bridge with a sullen eye…