Tag: evil
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THE COLLECTOR
I love to collect all sorts of things – badges, stamps, books, tacky souvenirs, even clothes and shoes. If I see something I like, I have to have it. With the cost of living crisis and losing my job, I can’t afford to buy all the nice things anymore, but when I see something I…
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BIRTHDAY PARTY
Darlene, with a pink bow in her hair, was spun round three times before she stumbled towards the donkey picture. While everyone was distracted, Marcus and Tommy dipped their fingers into the cake icing and savoured the sweet sugar rush. Penny stood by the railings in a huff after she had lost out on Pass…
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THE SPINNING CIRCLE OF DEATH
He stared at it. It stared back at him. It seemed harmless, a spinning circle. Yet within it he sensed malevolence, an ominous presence, a threat. Was it sneering at him? Laughing at his bad fortune? How long would the stand-off last? He’d been through the anger and rage, his crushed coffee cup was evidence…