We had our differences. For most couples they would have been irreconcilable, but we always muddled through. It's all about compromise. Sure, his job kept him busy, away from home a lot. Maybe that helped. We weren't living under each other's feet for forty years. Then I found out it wasn't his job that kept … Continue reading IRRECONCILABLE
My wrists were tied to a wooden bar. The door closed and I was alone. A switch clicked and light flooded the room and spilled through the fabric of the sack over my head. 'Hello?' A hand pulled the sack away and I looked into his face. 'So you found me,' he said. 'What should … Continue reading ROGUE AGENT
'An unrecoverable error has occurred'. That didn't look good. The blue screen of death appeared in front of her. 'Do you wish to reboot? Y/N.' She hovered over the two keys. This was typical. First shift after almost two thousand years of waiting. Letting him do it all, not being trusted, watching him make mistake … Continue reading A MINOR FAULT
The people burn. Bright flames of white heat in the darkness. They are everywhere, surrounding him, closing in. He shrinks back, covering his face with his hands, cowering in the depths of his own black mind. Make them stop. Make them stop. Faces crowd him. Searing orbs. Skulls with eyes of deep black emptiness. They … Continue reading BURN OUT
Unfamiliar landscape rolled by: flat, parched and empty. The old carriages groaned and squealed, rusted wheels clanking on worn rails. At least he hadn't had to pay for the experience. Another jarring jolt made him grip tighter. Destination unknown, the freight train did not stop at any stations. It ploughed on unrelentingly. Behind him, his … Continue reading FREIGHT
