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...
by Kristin Young | May 29, 2009 | Stories
My heart, my brain, my life stopped the moment the words came from his mouth. “The Army? Jake, you can’t be serious,” my said mother in disbelief. Though she said nothing I knew her thoughts, I could see them in her eyes. The worry in her eyes mirrored my own. “I’ve...
by Lillie Rottenm | May 27, 2009 | Stories
My back was aching, I was unbearably cold and I was sure my feet had lost all sensation, yet I refused to move. Moving would make it real. I looked again at the place where she had dropped. Just two hundred and thirteen minutes ago she had dropped there. Those first...
