‘Tragic, sympathetic, human and terrifying in equal measures. Frankly, I’ve never read a book quite like it.’
No choice
‘“How do I know if I do this, you’ll release her?” said Michael.’
Another line
‘Within the tombstone lines of seats in the open plan office, no-one was within fifteen desks of her.’
Poem: Smoke and shadow
Hat drawn down on eyes glowing at the end of a fat, filter-less cigarette, Treading on a shadow with a…
No kind of man
‘“You’ll listen to me, and I’ll tell you when I’m finished. Do you hear? Do you hear me?”’
A Fall
‘If you were me, what would you have done?’
No-one’s first rodeo
‘Catherine Thorpe had been with Michaels, Michaels and Alnwick since long before the second Michaels got his name above the door and Alnwick dropped dead at his desk.’
Poem: Day out
Shorter than usual
Ticket 047
‘They went into the bathroom and I went downstairs, running my hand over but not quite holding on to the handrail.’
Plastic cups and cheap whiskey
‘His watery eyes focused on me for a moment, opened, narrowed, then faded away back into their own gloom. Did he want a top-up, I asked.’
Short Story: All the cut flowers
We arrived promptly. It was the day we were due to take our seats in this new parliament we had…
Poem: Acceptable guilt
Is it becoming older that makes the world more unsettling, or is the time in which we live proving a…
Short Story: Spotlight
Please. I just want to sit in the dark a while longer. Please. Just stop knocking on the door. I…
Short Story: ‘A favour’
Inside his office, Winston heard the front door creak open, then bang shut. “Jussaminute,” he called out, pulling on his…
Poem: Sax
The toggle from the hood on that guy’s rain jacket swayed in line with his lips. The movement of his…
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