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 […]
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 […]
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 […]