Stories & Poems - page 21

• dark 23
• eerie 37
• grounded 133
• intimacy 65
• kith-kin 66
• melancholy 67
• poetry 43
• solitude 123
• speculative 98
• tension 69
• wit 81

I gave some old stories a little love and polish. Find them here. They are my personal favourites.

Deus Ex Machina

3 minute read

“Where’s my son?

Shardik

2 minute read

Shardik woke to the high-pitched laughter of the woman and growled quietly to himself.

Free-Fall

4 minute read

Josie screamed in her helmet.

Let the Chips Fall

4 minute read

Everyone was getting bored and a little stir-crazy.

Emerald Fire

1 minute read

I had just parked my car and pressed the lock button when I noticed her.

The Doorway

10 minute read

I climbed the back staircase of my grandparent’s old house.

Timmy Calls Wish Fulfillement

1 minute read

“Hello.

A Bargain

3 minute read

Saturday mornings were never complete without the obligatory yard sale run.

Martin Makes His Stand

3 minute read

Martin slipped his battered old pickup into neutral and turned the engine off.

Masks

2 minute read

Every day of the week he wears masks, trading one mask for another.

Descent

11 minute read

JOHN’S RUN John was in the zone.

Dana’s Story

14 minute read

“I have something to tell you”, said Dana quietly, barely audible.