She thought of him often, but today, as she stitched, she realised he’d never loved her. He’d never be able to love her. None of them had. Maybe some of them wanted to, but couldn’t. The needle followed its smooth path, the black stitches small and neat. Her mother taught her to sew when she […]
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#FridayFlash – Burn Bright
This is the final installment of the story told through Spark and Pyro. Dappled sunlight plays across her skin as she strolls through the forest. She enjoys the feeling of warmth, and she feels its morning heat recharging her. Farrah is glad of this; last night took a lot out of her. A stream burbles as […]
#FridayFlash – Pyro
This flash follows last week’s story, Spark. The man in the white coat found her. He saw only a girl on fire, not a young woman aflame with real potential. He ran for help, and she found herself locked in a tiled room. After an hour she recognised it as the shower room. Nothing combustible […]
#FridayFlash – Spark
A brick manor squats amid rolling fields and meandering woods. In years gone by it housed a grand family and their social aspirations. Now it houses a family of another type, strangers bound by difference and the professional parents who seek to understand them. The occupant of room 23 is one such stranger. She knows […]
Bloody Parchment: The Root Cellar and Other Stories out now!
I’ve been quite excited about this for some time, but I’ve finally pleased to announce that I’ve got a story in the new Bloody Parchment collection, The Root Cellar and Other Stories! Isn’t that a fabulous cover? I’m proud to be associated with anything that looks like the Bride of Frankenstein. Edited by Nerine Dorman, […]
Short Stack Anthology Out NOW!
I’m pleased to announce that I have a short story in a brand new anthology! I submitted One Woman Cure as part of a joint competition between For Books Sake and Pulp Press last year (many thanks to Adam Byatt, Maria Kelly and Michael Shean for their beta reading input) and the anthology, named Short […]
