The Observer
[ A Synthetic alien head from the national space centre Leicester UK] You would think that I might be bored resting here; but not so. You see humanity can be studied in great detail when they think 'we' are the…
The Cotton Man and the Bakers
As Jim allowed his boat to drift home, his thoughts turned inwards to what he knew about his family's history. He started in a town in Lancashire, a place which was experiencing great hardship. It's people were starving. The mill…
The Valley of Desolation
If you take the middle path to Simons Seat, you may come upon the Valley of Desolation. Today it is a place of peaceful coexistence, where a multitude of plants thrive. All evidence of the rent that was inflicted upon…
The Sheriff
The rank smell of neglect occupied every corner of the house. However because of the local sensitivities that had arisen due to the disappearance of the other houses on Cleveland Rd. The city authorities had decided that the house be…
Change or Die
The passing of time had left her without family. She felt as if she came from a totally different universe to todays young people. The old neighbourhood that had once nourished her, now frightened her. Graffiti covered almost every inch…
Mr Thompson
He wondered did he look the part. In clothes taken from tramps he had walked from London to Dover. As night time fell across the port he started looking for a berth. He was careful to avoid the navy's ships,…
What are you looking at.
What are you looking at, Faisal, it maybe an evil spirit, comeway child. But mother its only a kindly old snake. Just look into her eyes mother. Slowly Zinder moved around the village, each time she found her quarry she would…
The Potter’s Daughter
The day was damp, just right for working the clay that Samuel had dug out of the bank. He had sent his apprentices home, for he had been given a special commission. The priest had been quite clear. If Samuels…