Sprung Endings 1-4
I looked for the last time at my reflection in the mirror. Could I do it? Could I really get away with this? Could the forty-year old, not beautiful but also not plain, housewife who has never done anything remotely like this, have one extramarital adventure with no repercussions at all? Read More …
Frostbitten In A Sunburnt Country
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains. Read More …
THE GARDEN OF GRACE
A PERSON WHO would kill
your love when your love was all you had was not much of a person in Jacob Morissey’s estimation. Read More …
The Evisceration
“Dave, what aren’t you telling me? The secretary of the diocese just rang. I’ve been asked to resign from all the church committees I’m on. I mean, not just give up the chairmanships, but get off the committees altogether. They wouldn’t say why. What happened Saturday night? What did I do after I drank too much?” Read More …
The Seven Deadly Sins – Gluttony
Sonya looked at the retreating back of her husband and couldn’t supress a smile. Her scratch plan had worked brilliantly. She now had at least four hours to do what she’d dreamt of for the last two months. Completely free from restriction. Unbridled. It was going to be sooo good. Read More …
Chased
Lyn awoke, uncomfortable and confused. She battled to open her eyelids for what seemed like an age, but in reality, was probably only a few seconds. Read More …
Dave and the Sociopath
“Nice to meet you on such a happy occasion, Mr. Brown. I’m Doctor Simms. I believe you’ve been dealing with Doctor Smith until now. She’s on a sabbatical in Europe at the moment.” Read More …
The Long Walk Down The Aisle
“DAVE, WHERE WERE YOU? Why didn’t you show up for my wedding rehearsal? Mum has been trying to ring you since six, she’s really pissed at you.” Read More …
A Rich Fetish
HI. MY NAME IS MIKE and I love my kids more than anything else in the world. I’d do anything for them without a moment’s hesitation. Read More …
After Friday Night
John awoke, after an extremely poor night’s sleep, on the couch in the lounge, with the first feeble light of dawn. The feeling of dread that had started creeping into his soul the previous night had matured in his sleep. He just knew his marriage would never be the same as before last night. Read More …