by Marcus | Sep 29, 2021 | Stories
He looked out of the carriage at the physical scars gouged into the earth as the train thundered out of the city. At points, the trains speed made individual features difficult to see. Elsewhere the size of the destruction made them impossible to ignore. For 60 long...
by Marcus | Aug 20, 2021 | Stories
The blood dried on his face under the intense heat. He could feel his skin being pulled in different directions causing itching and stretching in ways that he found more distasteful than the viscous fluid caking on his cheeks and mouth. But he dared not move. He...
by Marcus | Aug 19, 2021 | Stories
It’s not that I fear death, but rather, that at the instant of my passing, my life will flash before my eyes and embarrassment is the thing pushes me over the edge. You know, watching the scales that take into consideration those worthy things and their despicable...
by Marcus | Aug 19, 2021 | Stories
The pilot anticipated the sensation of falling and let it wash over him like a wave on a beach. It wasn’t the sudden shock of gravity pulling you down, one foot searching desperately for purchase, whilst the other loses traction on a ledge, rather, the continuous...
by Marcus | Jun 28, 2021 | Stories
The first thing I am aware of, even before I open my eyes, is the warmth of her perfume. For a single, blissful moment, nothing is wrong. Everything is the way it should be. Then, the familiar dull ache starts in my belly and begins to grow in waves, until I can feel...
by Marcus | Jun 28, 2021 | Stories
It is a cold Saturday lunchtime and I am sitting in her crappy car, watching them in the rear-view mirror as she flinches and moves away from him. All things being equal, I’d rather be at the pub, I think I’m done with this. She hands him the manila envelope. He is...
