I knew something had changed the moment I stepped into the clearing – a hidden oasis in a desert of pine and oak. The temperature…

He lived alone on an island in a lake. His yellow cabin a cuboid anomaly in a sprawling flat plane of white. The lake had…

I clicked on my phone again and the blue GPS dot aligned with the pin they’d sent me on the screen. I was here alright,…

Katrina’s eyes widened and she pursed her lips. The waiter froze, still holding the tray with my ice lemonade. I watched a drop of condensation…

Duanphen was thinking of hot Thai stew with plenty of garlic. It was edging past the nine-hour mark of soapy water scouring and sore fingers. …

Martin draped the minuscule complementary white towel nonchalantly over his front. Apart from that, he was completely naked, dripping wet from a Japanese-style sit-down wash…

Nature had even reclaimed Canada Square; the tower now a symbol of man’s striving skyward, choking and decaying. It was almost unrecognisable here. The streets…

The Johnson’s house sits high above the desolate urban sprawl, among gently waving trees and yellow flowers. Standing by the road, you see the large,…

His strength pulled her high into the air, yet Lisbeth held on with both hands. With a final tug, the Grazer stripped the branch of…

Daisuke was waiting for the light-emitting cat. Feeding time for Taiki had come and gone. Lights were blinking on across the city, but he couldn’t…