It was the mirage that led him to the town. He knew what it was. He’d have died weeks ago if he hadn’t known how to distinguish the desert’s illusions from its reality. But it was as good a direction…
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Byron Close
Carys was watching Peppa Pig with Jamie when they kicked the door down. Adrenaline took over. She didn’t remember leaping to her feet, she didn’t remember scooping Jamie into her arms but she was already dashing for the stairs when…
Fiction Review: Blindsight by Peter Watts
A laser is asked to find darkness in a dark room. This will be easy, thinks the laser, how hard can it be to find what I’m surrounded by? Yet wherever the laser looks, all it sees is light. The…
Tagged with: Blindsight, Firefall, Peter Watts, science fiction
Posted in Book review: fiction, Wednesday Pontification
Posted in Book review: fiction, Wednesday Pontification
Coldwater Cottage – 18: The Ascent
Previous instalments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Ian shot through the door and blinked at the grey light bathing the boulders below him. He grabbed his air gauge…
Tagged with: Coldwater Cottage, fantasy, horror, short story, Urban fantasy
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Posted in Coldwater Cottage, Uncategorized
House Share
The morning after our housewarming party, Caroline was in an exuberant mood. “I know! Let’s go on a picnic!” “Not so loud,” groaned Ron from the sofa. He’d been on that sofa when I went to bed at two in…
Coldwater Cottage – 17: The Promise
Previous instalments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 “I’ve seen your memories. Now I’ve shown you one of mine.” Part of Ian’s mind refused to believe it, but the knowledge…
Tagged with: Coldwater Cottage, fantasy, horror, short story, Urban fantasy
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Posted in Coldwater Cottage, Uncategorized
Tyburn Tree
Dark, late, rain. Bad combination. If Emilia hadn’t been dwelling on the combination as she dashed across Hyde Park, she wouldn’t have turned left instead of right at the Marble Arch exit. But her feet ached from shoes that weren’t…
Coldwater Cottage – 16: The Light
Previous instalments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The voice was silent, and Ian began to think the hallucination had passed. He felt sick when he wondered how long he’d spent…
Tagged with: Coldwater Cottage, fantasy, horror, short story, Urban fantasy
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Posted in Coldwater Cottage, Uncategorized
The Unexpected
“Something a tad unexpected happened to me on the way to the office,” I said. “Unexpected?” Sandra’s eyes were wide. “Your sleeve’s hanging off your suit, your toes are poking out of your shoe and you’re meeting the clients in…
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