Hope is a girl you meet at the playground near your house. She has her long hair tied in pigtails, and a smile that glows …
A Girl Named Hope
Alisya
Drowning, Until
I The chandeliers flickered above, casting a dim glow over the grand exquisite hall, beams refracted through the chandelier’s crystals, cascading in soft, shimmering waves …
C8H11NO2 + C10H12N2O + C43H66N12O12S2
“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. The Fault In Our Stars, page eighty-four.” …
Not Quite The Same
Gwen stood in front of the bathroom mirror, observing the reflection staring back at her. She knew her condition hadn’t been well but was not …
The Lazarus Paradox
The following short story contains vivid descriptions of violence, gore, and unethical actions taken in the name of science. Its intensity and subject matter may …
Devil in the Door Knobs: A Personal Encounter Of Everyday Items, Curses, and Religion
An Introduction There is often the illusion that the rigidity of science is adamant in disproving the more eerie and whimsical nature of the supernatural. …
The Cuckoo’s Brood
1. Prelude The ducks on Orion’s pond learnt to wear feathers aplomb that were stained black and white, their emerald heads bobbing high against the …
Fata Morgana
The ocean has always loved fiercely, violently, and without reserve. This was the truth Orell Aldwin first learnt, long before his hands folded with age …
Mosley Road
When someone’s life was baptised from the start in loss and bruises of lessons hard-learnt, it was difficult to imagine a reality otherwise. He knew …
The Gambler’s Dice (Perception Check)
I can see you following me. Yeah, you. With the slanted cap and the dark flapping coat and the Metallica t-shirt. I’ve known since Ashdown …