Animal Kingdom
2 PM and the pub has its regular clientele. Unkempt, broken men pine over their drinks in silence and dream of a better yesterday or an impossible tomorrow. I order … Read more
Flash Fiction
Going for the Win
I was going as fast as I dare. Seatbelts holding me tight in my seat, straining against the invisible cornering forces trying their best to eject me sideways. Millimeters above … Read more
Transcript of Layla Wilkes, Ashbourne Gazette
The following has been transcribed from the audio recorded on the Dictaphone recovered from Miss Layla Wilkes during her arrest. [click] This is Layla Wilkes, investigating for the Ashborne Gazette. … Read more
Silent Screams in the Darkness
Smoke in the darkness. It filled my nose, the acrid taste dry on my tongue. I blinked, once. Twice. Some distant part of my brain, feeling leagues removed from me, … Read more
Vulnerable Who?
The professional assignment brought two complete strangers together. She had appeared vulnerable revealing everything about her failed marriage. He always gave her emotional support while driving her back home from … Read more
White Shoulders
She asked if I’d like to follow her home from the bar for a nightcap. Sure, I said and then asked her if she was the nightcap. She left me … Read more
Pain as Passion
His eyes were sad in a way that made you think he’d done things he wasn’t proud of. His hair was cut just the tiniest bit uneven. I imagine it … Read more