The tap-tap-tapping on the window was keeping me awake. Most children that I know would be a little scared by this constant noise on their bedroom window, but not me. One thing that I have learned in my rather short time is that, on the whole, and generally without exception, there is always an explanation […]
The girl in the picture said that her name was Kayleigh, but I knew she was lying. So, I called her Dilly Dilly after the song, Lavender blue dilly dilly, Lavender green. She didn’t like that. Whenever she was getting on my nerves, I would just say, “Yes, Dilly Dilly,†and she would stop getting […]
Dancing Like She Meant It I was gazing aimlessly out the window, paying little attention to the multitude of things passing by me, A young girl in the street was dancing like she meant it, I was just staring right through her, I was thinking of other things. I was driving along the motorway, singing to the tunes […]
The mornings after were always the hardest. The more Annabelle travelled during her nights, the harder it became to wake up to the reality of the world. And the reality of that world was mundane. Her nights were filled with excitement and wonder, the strangest moments, fascinating people, fear, love, beauty. Her days were a […]
In my dreams I never reach the gate. It sits alone at the end of a winding trail through dense over-hanging trees. It can barely hold itself up against its supporting posts. The wood is rotten, the nails rusty and brittle. The hinge that holds the gate to the posts is almost letting go of […]
The cable connected directly to a small circular port at the base of the neck, a quick turn, a sharp pain, and it locked into place. [WKUP] Wake up initiated [ACK] Request for handshake acknowledged. Handshake started. New Organic Hardware Found. Initialise Reference Driver v0.91 Beta. Compatible Protocol Request Initiated / Protocol v.HICP42 agreed. Negotiating baud […]
Aunty Doris had a lemon tree. She didn’t live in Limone on Lake Garda, where the lemons grow in abundance in the rich fertile soil. Nor did she live in Sorento where the Ponderosa’s grow to the size of a small bowling ball. None of those places where the sun shines in perfectly blue cloudless skies […]
I’ve been working on a new short story for the flash fiction website Litranaut. Actually I started it in December. It took me ages to come up with a story idea, but as soon as did, the story flowed very quickly. So much so that actually it will probably become a much bigger piece in […]