Category Archives: Topical

She looked at them and wondered how many were on the level. There were over a hundred people crammed into this dingy farm building. Decent number for a rural area. Enough to prove the rumoured unrest was real. Enough to outnumber the local authorities too. How many were genuine anarchists though? How many prepared toContinue reading “Dark County”

She looks at it and glazes over, the chewing gum smacking rhythmically in her mouth. ‘What the fuck’s a sheep got to do with it?’ she says, her broad, pseudo patoisas aggressive as ever. The Doctor inhales to sigh, then catches himself. There is a lot of money atstake here. He smiles broadly. ‘Well Dolly wasContinue reading “The Treat Meant”

She looked at it and yawned deeply. The object didn’t register with Halima at first, in part because she was distracted by the kettle, but mostly because she was exhausted from another sleepless night. It was only when she stood waiting for the water to boil, and her focus sharpened, that she finally noticed theContinue reading “The Dummy”

She looked at it and felt a jolt, a shock which became paralysis. That face reflected in the mirror. It… couldn’t be hers. Those lines, like the roots of some virulent weed, sprouting from the corners of her eyes. Her skin, once smooth, was now dappled and deep pored. She touched the faint liver spotsContinue reading “Private Relations”

He looked at them and sighed. The numbers on the alarm clock casually ticked into another hour, yet still his insomnia showed no signs of loosening its grip. 3:00am Huntleigh exhaled, relieving the tautened muscles in his stomach momentarily. He was wound way too tightly. The pressures of his life, of his expectations, and hisContinue reading “Crossed Wires”

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”