Sleep
Where is it? That wonderful, healing, evasive, pervading, and even sometimes playful state of consciousness—called sleep. Sometimes it is teasing and pretends to be just on …
Category: Stories
A Love Story
“Don’t look at me like that,” I said. He moved closer, looking at me directly. That unnerved me even more. “Kaz,” he said seriously. “Yeah, …
The Swimmer
“What’s he doing, Dad?” “He’s swimming,” I said. “But…” “Yeah, I know. Just don’t tell him, okay? He might get stuck.” “But he’s not stuck …
The Boat
A little wooden boat bobs restlessly in the inky sea. The starless sky offers no relief. Blackness descends and closes in. A figure in the …
White Walls
Colour hasn’t been a thing since 1993. Since scrunchies and hypercolor t-shirts, is that what you want? Armpit-neon on your walls? Our houses are white …
The Kookaburra’s Garden
It was a quiet day in the garden. The wind had dropped and there was a silence that was almost deafening. The soil was void …
Interview with a Dead Man
There were seven of us at the séance: the medium and six visitors. Between the six of us there was everything from a hardened sceptic …
Chinese Slippers
There was never a moment in the drawing room, the family gathered around the bespectacled family solicitor. Although, that would have added the gravitas that …
Dirt
I wring out the tightness in my hands, push my thumb into the meat of my palm, then pick up my pen. Having spent the …
Short Horror #1
It’s a lovely day. I’m lying out on the lawn, watching the clouds float across the wide blue sky. There are soft noises around me …