Geoffrey shut his eyes, telling himself to focus, focus. See the Mona Lisa, not the world beyond. He steadied himself and took …
Getting it Together Part 3
Written By Rob Wilcher
Only a month after Ricardo moved in, he revealed his many faults. He had little regard for the way I’d laid out …
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Midnight Skater
Written By Eva Chow
The evening had started with the calls of the neighbourhood magpies at sunset. They were the first to herald the end of …
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Passcode
Written By Paul Nicholls
The vehicle screeched to a halt in a cloud of red dust. Joffra and Mitch leapt from the rover, firing their lasers …
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Jailbait
Written By Amanda Hemmings
Boris flinched like a child, moved swiftly across the cell and hovered beside me; unexpected, this late in the day. ‘What’s your …
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I am
Written By Tracie McMahon
11.55 PM, 8 March 2023* Tick. Tick. Tick. She watches the clock. The moon is full, painting the damp blades of kikuyu …
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Poor Girl
Written By Amanda Hemmings
Long hard unclean. The day. The coffin. Encrusted by the wind in topsoil. White soil. Freckling my black skirt. My mother’s …
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Getting it Together Part 2
Written By Rob Wilcher
Continuing on from part 1 which was published in December … On the third date I invited him in for a …
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He set about his practice with the thoroughness of an auditor. Trying to remain inconspicuous, he spent the remainder of the afternoon …
13 Min Read
Death in Woy Woy
Written By Tully Stone
Friday I first saw him when he was my checkout assistant in the local supermarket on my drive home from work on …
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