Tag: island
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HE WAITED SILENTLY
The way was clear, the route less so. They could all picture it. The blue skies, the light glinting on the water, the sand between their toes. And they had been told this was the way, so they followed. Many were soon lost, or sacrificed, or dismissed. The leaders had no time for weakness or…
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CHOICE
At first glance the choice was simple. Stay on this bank of the river and be safe, but alone. Or cross the river and be with his family, but face the danger of being infected by the virus. The official order was no one was allowed to enter the quarantined island. The traffickers had quickly…
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LAUNCH DAY
They were about ten cars from the front now. They should get a space on the next ferry. They watched the lucky ones on the departing ship disappear from view. ‘How long have we got?’ She glanced at her watch. ‘Half an hour. We should make it.’ ‘Any word from Artie?’ ‘They made it across.…
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MUTATION
‘Scan it,’ Colonel Hawk ordered. Kelso gulped and approached the huge skull with it’s gaping eyes and large nasal cavity. He raised his scanner. It bleeped and the gave a read out. He radioed back. ‘Negative, Colonel. Whatever it is, it’s from this planet.’ ‘Some sort of mutated monster gorilla,’ Hazard mused, peering over the…
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F IS FOR FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS
A STORY OF FOLLY IN FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS ‘Not even Turkish Cypriots are allowed in,’ my guide Ferhat tells me as we peer through the barbed wire. Beyond lies a golden beach, straight out of a tourist board advert with the deep blue Mediterranean lapping gently on the shore. Look closer though and things don’t look…
Iain Kelly 