• You Call That Fun?

    July 26, 2023

    ‘You wanna do something fun?’ ‘Yeah, I’m bored. What have you got in mind?’ The boy’s school was about to break up for the long…

    Are You There?

    July 24, 2023

    ‘Hey, where did you go?’ Sam banged his phone on the counter. He listened and stared at the Android. ‘Hello, are you there?’ He looked…

    I Said No!

    July 23, 2023

    ‘And no, you cannot go out tonight!’ ‘But why?’ ‘Because tonight is Halloween.’ ‘That’s why I want to go out.’ Young George, known as Bestie…

    Everything Ready?

    July 22, 2023

    ‘Everything was ready for the ritual. What have you done?’ Mr Kirkwood asked. ‘Sir, I don’t feel right about this,’ Khun Daw answered. ‘You may…

    Curtains Open

    July 21, 2023

    ‘By the sound of it, we have a full house.’ ‘What do you mean, “by the sound of it”, how can you tell from back…

    Change

    July 20, 2023

    ‘Today’s the day I change,’ I said to myself. I was swinging my right leg and booting Mrs Ricketts’ gnome from the front of her…

    Did You Hear?

    July 20, 2023

    ‘Listen…’ Tom tilted his scared and misformed head until his ear rested on his shoulder. He smiled, a crooked grin; he was happy. ‘Listen to…

    The Good Old Days

    July 17, 2023

    ‘Back in my day, we didn’t accept any bad language. On our black-and-white tv, they hinted at foul jokes without saying the bad words. Adults…

    Ta

    July 16, 2023

    ‘Ta. Thanks a lot,’ Jazza said to himself; he was unhappy with his boss’s comment, even less happy with her suggestion. His latest task was…

    Somewhere… Over The What?

    July 13, 2023

    This was not what he wanted or expected. His life had changed; he finished university with a degree and a job, not well paid, but…