Short Stories

Short Stories

This is where the stories live. Some are short, some are sharp, some will punch you in the throat, and some will gently unbutton your shirt and whisper in your ear. It really depends on my mood.

These short stories cover everything from queer love to revenge, psychological collapse to sexual obsession. Some are fiction, some are close to real, and some are so fucked up I genuinely worry what part of my brain they came from. Others are dystopian, occasionally sci-fi and often real… well, in my brain they are anyway.

If you’re looking for a quick hit of dark, sexy, strange, dystopian or sad, this is where to start.

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An Hour of Your Time

Two young men appeared at my door; both well-dressed in a casual style and both carrying old-fashioned brief-cases. While neither of them flashed sun-blinding pearly whites, they looked friendly and curious. One had cropped short- dark, hair and the other was a traditional blonde with hair only slightly shorter. The lack of polish in their shoes and wrinkles in their clothes made it clear they weren’t military nor corporate. In fact, both their shirts and trousers were in various forms of wrinkled. I assumed scholars, students or scientists.

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