“Yes, I’ll come in a minute,” Dominic said. He didn’t mind working from home, really. Not even on days when Rita wasn’t working. He didn’t really even mind looking after the baby. But it did interfere with work, sometimes. He continued typing – “the uplift in profits that can reasonably be expected from this management […]
Vengeance
Christine almost snapped the key in the door, her white knuckles clasped tightly round the keyring. “Vengeance is mine,” she whispered to the empty hall. “Saith me.” She picked up the two carrier bags and kicked the front door closed behind her. She went to the kitchen and picked up the wine glass she had […]
Youthful Indiscretion
“You want beer?” “Yep.” “Me too.” “Three then.” Tom rooted around in the refrigerator, and came back from the kitchen. He handed cans to Jacob and Nate, then sat down on the sofa. “Here.” Nate passed over the joint and Tom took a long drag. “You know what we should do?” Tom tapped Jacob on […]
Killing Christmas
The soft lilt of the church bells in the distance provided my usual Sunday morning wake up call. I got out of bed, brushed my teeth, dressed slowly, made myself hot chocolate and sat in my chair in the window, looking at the frost outside. “It’s cold today, isn’t it?” she asked. I nodded. I […]
Reunion
Have you ever wanted anything so badly that it hurts? I don’t mean like when you were nine and the Care Bears were on sale and your parents wouldn’t buy you one for Christmas and you felt your life was over, I mean actual gut-wrenching sad; the kind of thing you cry every night for […]
Back (Our World, part 2)
This story is a sequel to the story Our World. It should be stand alone, but includes spoilers for the original story if you haven’t read it yet. As will happen for the remaining stories, the “behind the scenes” can be found at the end of those post… The mobile phone clattered into life, vibrating […]
Fake
From now on, I’m publishing the “Behind The Scenes” as part of the same post – you can read it at the bottom of the story. This happened ten years ago, maybe more. I was heading for the team leader role and was pretty much second in command on that – Lexi was just starting […]
Trust Me
The hypnotist leaned over the table and turned on the recorder. “Bennett Mason,” he said into the microphone. “Monday, September the 24th, seven twelve P M. Eliot Hunter, past life regression session number fourteen.” Mason’s mouth twitched into a smile as he sat back down. “What do you see, Eliot?” he asked. Hunter moaned. “Trust […]
Harold Green Is Dead
Evelyn opened the office door, and walked over to the desk. What Evelyn intended to say on opening the office door was a simple few words: “Here’s your tea, Mr Green – will there be anything else?” But Harold Green was dead. That was for sure. The bullet hole in his forehead was a bit […]
The Enemy Within
Carter woke up, blearily rubbing his eyes. He could hear the television on in the other room again. “I gotta get some better help for this,” he muttered. “Or some better sleeping pills.” He considered for a moment whether to get out of bed and turn the television off, and realised it wasn’t just the […]