Maya looked at the seeds in the pot. They looked suspiciously like mouse dropping but as Tom jiggled the “goodies” at her, she couldn’t help but feel it was easier to eat them than to have him abuse her until home time. He had assured her it was really good quality Belgium chocolate surrounding them….

Emma sat in the doctor’s waiting room, hands firmly in the pockets of her incredible Hulk hoodie. She sighed. Her mom stiffened sitting next to her. Emma could feel the aged parent bristle underneath her pastel sweater and steel set hair. At 29 Emma felt she shouldn’t need her mum to take her to the…

So a meteor is headed towards Earth, and everyone is running around, screaming, sobbing, doing all the things humans are typically supposed do in a crisis. A stampede of humanity going through the stages of grief en mass, finally expiated by the fact that no amount of call to 911 or the American Government will…

I was just crossing the border with between Texas and Arkansas with the herd of sea cows and the old timer bobbed up. “Them’s sure is nice looking manatees, boy.” He looked at the pod with bright-eyed envy. I wasn’t worried. I doubted he had the dexterity to be any bother to me any. “Thanks’|…

I wasn’t sure what I was thinking when I took the gun out of the drawer and place it in my handbag. It wasn’t the kind of thing I usually do. Well, you just don’t do you? I mean… Well, it’s weird isn’t it. To just take the gun out of your husband’s desk drawer…

There was once a woman who wanted a child more than anything in the world. Every winter she would watch the children of her village build snow animals; giant creatures of fanciful construction; lions and unicorns fighting for the heart of an icy princess; Glacial mammoths, risen from the depths of the ancient ice, ploughing…

(Ed: It’s taken nearly a week but I have finally managed to retrieve this off my phone. It was actually written last Thursday! Stoopid technology.) As the family sat down at the table, they were all acutely aware that this was not going to be the usual thanks giving. Mom had soldiered on with her…

Colin the Turkey was dreading Christmas. Every year lesser turkeys than he were placed in a cart and driven out of the farm gate, never to be seen again. This had meant that Colin was now, by far, the biggest turkey ever to wander the cobbles of Needlestone Farm. So big in fact that the…

Lay back. Make yourself comfortable. From now on you will hear only my voice. My voice will guide you on a journey to a place of meditative calm where you will find a core light of peace and relaxation. You will find clarity and a renewed sense of self. So if you have this time…

Adam pulled on his trousers, fought on his evil shirt and jumper, dragged his socks over his feet and finally crammed the very same feet into a pair of shiny squeaky shoes. He realised he’d forgotten his pants. He thought a rude word. He then got out of all his clothes, put on a pair…