by Emily Martin | May 31, 2009 | Stories
Michael Thorne could spend all summer listening to the sounds of The Doors and The Stones through the tinny speakers, the basslines reverberating under his feet and through his body. Every so often, a chant would rise above Mick Jagger or Jim Morrison, the voices of...
by Tracy Thompson | May 31, 2009 | Stories
It had been 4 years to the day since Robert had left to fight in Iraq. Jennifer felt a wave of emotions rush through her as she attached the balloons to the ceiling. She could almost feel the day he had left as if it were yesterday, not knowing when or whether she...
by Cheryl Alleyne | May 31, 2009 | Stories
Sidney Pickles placed his cup of tea and newpaper in the space he’d cleared next to the till. He unfolded the Illustrated London News and scanned the headline. Blimey, what was the world coming to? John Lennon marrying a Japanese woman? That wasn’t news, that was –...
by Geoff Faragher | May 30, 2009 | Stories
( Navigation Exercise Radar Bombing System ) Having transferred fuel from one wing tank to another to bring the Vulcan aircraft’s centre of gravity within the required tolerance, I set the calculator aside and relaxed. The soft lights from the instrument panel...
by Flavia Idriceanu | May 29, 2009 | Stories
She opened her eyes as the dawn was crawling into the room through the badly-fitted wooden planks replacing now the broken window panes. She felt her husband’s warm breath on her shoulder and remained still and quiet like the red petals entangled in her long black...
by G. Clark Robertson | May 29, 2009 | Stories
They were alone at last. He was feeling possessive, impulsive and seductive; she submissive. They were longing for it to happen, but they had difficulty putting their thoughts and desires into words. What resulted was a series of unfinished sentences, but they got...
