For nearly a week now the character has wandered around my thoughts like an untethered spectre. The struggle of the tale that’s on the tip of my fingers, in my thoughts like the space from House of Leaves, there - but not. I haven’t posted anything on here for nearly a week, deliberately so, as … Continue reading Break from (un)Reality
Tag: mystery
Faded Light
Henry sat on the bench overlooking the bay; the seat beneath him was warm, but either side water saturated the wood. As he saw the wreckage of American Airlines flight A728 sink into the bay, an unnerving calm fell over him. On the road below, the blue and red emergency lights reached through the mist … Continue reading Faded Light
Picnic
Rosa bounced around in the baby carrier on Stan’s back, who strode down the country path. She spotted a low hanging branch up ahead and reached out for one of the leaves. Stan swatted away a fly from his face, thus turning the carrier and diverting Rosa at the last minute. As the leaf passed … Continue reading Picnic
Small Spaces
Bill checked his rota and with a sigh he got into his van and drove off towards the old warehouse district. He’d read in the paper that gentrification was supposed to turn the area into a hotspot of desirability, but as he pulled up to his first job of the day, he wished someone had … Continue reading Small Spaces
The Passenger
Mazzy rushed towards the closing doors and threw herself at the gap, her plastic bag full of clothes barely making it through. She put her hands on her knees and bent over trying to steady her breath. The train began to leave the station and she stood up and leant back against the cold glass … Continue reading The Passenger
