The art of a storyteller has always been performance. The curtains draw, the stage rises – a floating sea of burnished wood and plank above …
Shadow Play
Alisya
King of Hearts
Saturday was the rumour of a thunderstorm. The radio garbled as the interference grew even worse, until the words of the newscaster became barely decipherable. …
Tainted Delights
Greed. Its essence will consume you fully before you realise it. A nightmare. A never ending battle. A looped hell that burns the surroundings of …
The Gardener’s Logbook
The Gardener’s Logbook, to be kept private and confidential. Listings of greenhouse inhabitants classified, reference from research database. Further unique specimens acquired recently from abroad …
11 Vignettes of a Mother’s Love
29 January 2019; 13:23 p.m. [No, I don’t really know why she’s not picking up. You act like she tells me anything. I-] A brief …
Pages of Chaos
Despite the jacket, it’s cold. Sitting in front of the ground-level windows, legs crossed and arms folded, they try to vanish into the cracks of …
Chapter 1
The bouncer she knew by name (Max) still asked for ID. She sighed, rummaging in her purse for the cursed thing. Music thumped in the …
Sugarpie, Honeybun
Scrolling through social media, Nick found himself unable to ignore the red, white, and pink storm looming over the horizon. Valentine’s, only four days away. …
A New Day
Disclaimer: The following article discusses topics of a sensitive nature which may be disturbing and/or controversial to some readers. Hence, reader discretion is advised. The …
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Daedalus, the Inventor, forged wings from feathers and wax to free his son, Icarus, from being held captive on Crete. He cautioned Icarus against soaring …