She sits in the corner of the room, staring at the phone. She wants it to ring. She wants it to ring for her, her mistress, her provider. She who rescued her from that noisy place, with all those others. She who brought her here and gave her a home. She who feeds her and … Continue reading Helpless
He had only just sat down, when he was asked the really cunning question. He’d had been given a lot of sound advice on the subject, if this should be asked. Fortunately for him, it had been thoroughly explained how he should take care how he replied to such a question. Under no circumstances should … Continue reading Cunning
The sun was pleasantly warm, the breeze balmy, and the lapping waves were sleep-inducing. He was stretched out on a comfy sun lounge located on a beautiful pine-fringed beach on the Nicoya peninsula, Costa Rica. It was 2034; not too far removed from his real time back home. He’d decided that his recent ground-breaking advances … Continue reading Remote
The housebreaker had been casing the street for a couple of weeks. Most of the houses were expensive, two-story properties with fronts set back from the road and large back gardens. It was something of a burglar’s paradise! He knew the old guy in number seventeen was a serious stamp collector. He would be his … Continue reading Diversion
Just like any other day, he got off the train and began his usual route through the city streets. It was only a five minute stroll, but he enjoyed it. He would always glance in the menswear shop at the first corner. He liked checking out the fashion. Then came the coffee strip. He never … Continue reading Route
She was gazing out of the kitchen window, thinking about all of the troubles in the world. There was so much going on. It was on the television, in the papers, on her mobile phone; it was everywhere. Constant warnings about how truly bad world events were getting. The unemployment figures were on the rise … Continue reading Worries
The old man strolled into the town square to feed the birds each day. He was a bit of a mystery. He always had a bag of bread crumbs. The birds seem to know him by sight, gathering around his feet before he opened it. He was friendly enough, always happy to chat with people … Continue reading Storyteller
An old man in a crumpled suit sits by the door. This is his favourite spot, whenever he visits the shopping centre. He has a clear view of customers coming and going. He’d never really left his days working as a biostatistician behind; marrying statistics and biological data. He’d spent most of his working life … Continue reading Reciprocity
She had forgotten how comfortable these single decker buses were. Twenty minutes and she’d be at the airport. He can have the car. Her suitcase is all she needs. It took time to arrange things. Looking back, her three-month plan had gone well, despite it being made difficult by doing it all in secrecy. She … Continue reading Concern
Leaving the office that evening, he had stopped for a drink with others from the office. Arriving late at the station, he’d missed the 7:40. He felt he would miss his connecting train if he caught the 8:15. He checked the time, then walked over to one of the new booths that had been appearing … Continue reading Timesaver