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 seconds the view from the grimy, streaked window…
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 directed all of his energy to his breathing,…
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 counterparts that I have affected in my short…
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 battle of one gravity over its poorer, artificial cousin….
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 it from…
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 distracted as he…
I was the first to spot Henry, waiting for us outside the flat. I didn’t say anything, it didn’t feel right.I looked across at the other two, heads down against the incessant rain, their feet melting into the reflections of the street lights above them. The full horror of the situation suddenly washed over me,…
I walked for two days in a largely circular route looking for any sign of the temple in the mountain. I was careful to stop and see if I was being followed, but there were no signs of my captors being interested in me anymore. I think waking up to find your paymaster slowly roasting…
The attack happened on the third night. Berad and I had fallen into a routine quickly and that evening had started pleasantly enough. After asking Berad whether we were likely to be seen and watching him scan the area and shake his head, I built a small fire in a small hollow and started toasting…
I walked out of Daggerford as the sun was rising, stopping occasionally to make sure that I wasn’t being followed. Getting away from the house had been simple enough. I climbed out onto the roof and carefully made my down ever decreasing levels until I was barely higher than street level and then dropped onto…
