Rear View

Bright lights in his rear-view mirror. Too bright. The driver behind hadn’t bothered to drop his high beams. Carl cursed a little, and…

Into the Night

A soft drizzle of rain was falling in the London night as Phillip Henderson stood waiting outside the dance hall. A motor-carriage…

Amongst the Thorns

Deep in the thicket of her sleep she vainly tries to reassemble the scattered pieces of her life.

Faces

Stephen lived amidst a crowd of faces.

There were faces everywhere he looked. Faces in the pattern of a dress; faces in…

Coffee Spoons

Graham Peterson struggled with the door of his wardrobe. It was warped, and getting it open took more strength than he could spare…

The Night After…

As Mummy tucked Katie into bed that night, she repeated yet again: “Now go to sleep, darling. If you lie awake he might not come…

The Right Direction

Katja sped down the road on her bicycle. She was going to be late — again! — for her history tutorial.

The Waters under the Firmament

“Will the barriers hold?” Amaya’s mother asked, her face full of anxiety.

The Poppies

It was a surprisingly long walk from the car park to the entrance, and Mark kept scampering on ahead, despite Sarah’s best efforts to…

A Flash of Lightning

Despite herself, Sara flinched when the crack of thunder shook the tower. Moments before, lightning had lit up the night…