‘I first discovered my epic work of poetry in my mother’s loft,’ explains middle-aged mother of two, Angela […]
Category Archive: Short Stories
I’m normally super perky on the early shift. It amuses me to piss off Debra, who sulks about […]
Herodotus has recently died, and his spirit has descended to Hades. He stands before the judge, Minos, charged […]
‘Where is the bull?’ asked the photographer. ‘Bull?’ the assistant replied. ‘Where is the cow? And the calves?’ […]
My name is Myfanwy Jones, and this is my confession: Hula Hoops were my downfall. Now you might […]
Steve would always start with high hopes. ‘I’m not well,’ he might announce at the breakfast table, thin […]
The Grandchild ‘Uff!’ Lenore lifted a heavy garden box. ‘Nona! You’re going to break your hip. […]
An old tree stands on a worn pavement in front of a suburban semi. At least fifty rings […]
Kaya Masson heard the groans, hoots and giggles from neighboring cubicles. A chair scraped back. Was Frank already […]
Beneath a sluiced sky as empty as I try to keep my mind, the insects find me. I […]
‘Computing next – bloody waste of time.’ Becky exhales, smoke coming out of her nostrils as well as […]
The babble in the room reaches a crescendo, like a pan of boiling milk, then simmers down to […]
The sun is shining relentlessly as I chase my two across the sand for what must be the […]
The policeman smiled. He’d just taken the cuffs off her and he let them swing from his index […]