Under Life’s Dark Shadows Do we deserve the monsters who prey on us? Well, the monsters are amongst us and always have been. And the worst of them are men who see no shame in succumbing to the most depraved of desires. Within this world of beasts, Parvan provides a Continue Reading
A JaFarzwi, passing
As soon as she sits down next to me on the plane, I know. I just know. Her height and build make me immediately suspicious, and so I look at her hands just to be sure. Yup, big hands, with wide thumbnails. Just my luck to be sitting next to Continue Reading
Guardian Angel (written at 33,000 ft)
I had the best seat in the house, of course. Seat 14D. It was the best because I was sitting there. The lady to my right had the second-best seat but she didn’t know it. This was all because I had happened to do a tea leaf check this morning. Continue Reading
Impulse Control (written for me and a dear friend)
They were Titans, pure of substance. Organisation paused at the agreed meeting place. She had already prepared herself for the possibility of waiting: her sister was not reliable in such matters. The universe turned a little, as it always does, and eventually Impulse popped up without any announcement. “Hey, Orgy! Continue Reading
A short snippet from Halja’s Gate:
Release date later this year Her other hand was on me so fast I was forced to jump and roll under it, coming up with another ineffectual strike – the hand passed right on through my strike and closed around me, gripping hold. I screamed in agony and felt myself Continue Reading