The hair cut
I was fed up with looking like a shaggy dog, fed up with smelling like a cess pit, fed up with wearing my dirty army uniform. But worst of all I was fed up with seeing my pals blown to…
It could happen
The earth’s 501 AI’s had spoken as one. Christmas was banned. Instead humanity was to be allowed to complete in interactive games against the AI’s. Amber looked at her collection of Christmas items. She wondered about placing them in a…
Colour change
Ours golden orb was changing, slowly turning orange. We were told not to worry. They drilled deep into the earth’s core to extract energy. They placed energy collectors in space. They built many AIs to research into mankind’s biggest problem.…
A global alert.
It has been decided that the caverns of Diamond are to be flooded. With the aim of relieving the Oceanic pressure created by global warming. All citizens of Diamond will be transferred to quarters on earth’s moon. You have no…
A conversation on the road
“Morning Drover, them animals behaving for you”. “Not likely, I’ll be glad to get them to Knaresborough fair, them’s right awkward cusses. Them’s spoilt breakfast with them’s antics. They don’t like walking on these new fangled toll roads”. “Well thou…
Grandparents at work
“I am sorry Jammie, they are not going to let you on the plane with the dog in your bag. I know that grandparents are supposed to be able to fix things”. “But granddad I really love him. He saved…
Drunken soldiers
Photo prompt from Dawn M Miller A dark silhouette appeared out of the mist, soon joined by assorted tomb stones standing in rows. They looked just like drunken soldiers on parade. A layer of freezing air descended and engulfed Buster.…
Buster learns about Fear
Now Buster was crossing unknown land, land with red flags fluttering, but Buster cannot see red. So the sound of guns being fired startled him. When a second volley sounded, Buster travelled back in time to a moment before he…
A momentary shock.
Foot sore and tired Buster crested the slope, what he saw unsettled him. A vast desert like panorama stretched as far as he could see. Now he knew where the strange smell that had been assaulting his nostrils was coming…