This is the second of a four part continuing story on Gamboling. Click here to read part 1, check back next Friday for the next instalment, but only after you’ve read part 2 of “The Empty Vessel”. Kurt is falling. Air rushing past him. Instinctively, he puts his arms out to protect himself and he [...]
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The Empty Vessel – Part 2
Posted in Fiction, Long, The Empty Vessel on January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Empty Vessel – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, The Empty Vessel on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is the first of a four part continuing story on Gamboling. Check back next Friday for the next installment, but only after you’ve read part 1 of “The Empty Vessel”. Kurt crouched down behind a low wall. There hadn’t been any shooting for a few seconds. Kurt needed to think. He only had 3 [...]
Across the bridge – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
James dropped his cigarette butt to the floor, trod it carefully into the ground and looked around for somewhere to place it. As he picked up the butt he could feel the cold cobbles sucking heat out of his hands. His gloves didn’t seem to be helping at all, or rather they weren’t helping enough. [...]
Preparation – Part 4
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[This is the final part of Preparation a 4 part story. You may want to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 before you continue.] As the taxi pulled away from the bistro I thought about how I sometimes can really surprise myself. I used to think about how I was too eager to [...]
Preparation – Part 3
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on January 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
[This is part 3 of Preparation a 4 part story. You may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 before you continue.] The question, “how many women?” I’d asked was hanging over the proceedings like a bad stink. Brian had frozen, he’d been freed for a second into saying something that he clearly truly [...]
Preparation – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Preparation on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last night I dreamt of mandarins again. I know I’m worrying about the meal. Why do I put myself through it? Twenty people for Christmas lunch. I used to think it was for the kids so they would grow up seeing their family. And lately I’ve convinced myself that I’m doing it for Bob. He [...]
Nina – Part 1
Posted in Fiction, Long, Nina on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The pan has been hot for four hours straight now. Nina lifts the lid and stirs again. Making sure it’s a deep, important stir. All of the bottom of the pan is scraped, every molecule of curry moved. It’s an key moment and when she steps back she exhales realising she hasn’t been breathing while [...]
The Voice of God – Part 4
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 4 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 first.] “How,” cried out Frank, “how can I help you?” “You have to wake up,” replied God. Frank considered this for a moment. [...]
The Voice of God – Part 3
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 3 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 and Part 2 first.] As the rats wriggled through the gaps into the monastery buildings proper Frank couldn’t help but laugh. It wasn’t that he didn’t think this [...]
The Voice of God – Part 2
Posted in Fiction, Long, Voice of God on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
[This is Part 2 of 4 in the 4 part short story The Voice of God. If you're interested then you may want to read Part 1 first.] A thought had been nagging at Frank for the last hour that this probably wasn’t God. It was, after all a giant red dragon, and was therefore [...]
