(NOTE: Read ‘The Winter to End All Winters’ here first) They looked at it and stopped dead in their tracks. Having emerged from the thick hedgerow, the property that now stood before the four boys was the most impressive sight their teenage eyes had ever seen. Giant oak trees flanked a sprawling, moss covered lawn,Continue reading “The Summer to End All Summers”
Category Archives: Dark & Disturbing
Human Garbage
It looks; at them, and blinks. It sees; a black mass slumped, occasionally moving, against an alley wall; steam rises from the mass; bags of glistening rubbish piled waist high all around; shadows, grainy, flickering shadows; time stamp, zero, one. It watches; the mass split into two momentarily; a long coat separate; a thick whiteContinue reading “Human Garbage”
Just Six Months More
She looked at it and bit her lip. This was serious, it had gone past the point of helping her to get through the day. Svetlana was so dependent now that she could barely function without it, let alone perform. Yet she still had to perform; day after day, mile upon mile, second after split second. AndContinue reading “Just Six Months More”
Demme Fatale
He looked at her and extended a casual, inviting glance across the room. It wasn’t a blatant come on, it was too subtle for that, but the question it posed was clear enough. Without reacting the woman looked away, and now he felt sure that he had mis-read the situation. Overstepped a mark. She wasContinue reading “Demme Fatale”
Pl@tpav - Telling Stories 