Nothing had changed. It was like going into a historic house museum with the palpable sense that no activity had taken place here for...

The rev of the engine was his morning miracle. That it still turned on at all continued to both surprise and scare him, for each success...

The general saw an old man at the park with a Wei-qi game board set up under a banner – “Champion of the World.” Intrigued, the general...

I remember I first tasted your toes three years ago. Your dad held you as I lapped salty licks at your kicking feet. I met you again,...

The Don “Cheese” Baxter Memorial park consumes a neat square metre of land in front of the Teewonga community center. Nearby, a placard...

Molly didn’t like being watched. The feeling of somebody’s eyes following her, made her head feel heavy and her blood somehow too hot for...

A friend of mine had the idea to kick gravestones. It was night and we were 16 and looking for something vaguely forbidden and we didn’t...

Delia’s heart still thundered as she walked away from the tents filled with laughter, screams and the smell of stale popcorn. Fortune...

Wide-set, feline eyes regard me, some would say judgementally. “Our hot chocolate has little marshmallows in it.” I bite back the...

In the middle of a lush, green park on the outskirts of the city sat a little kiosk. It had seen better days, but its gaily striped...

When lads he’d known as a youngster had difficulty with his name, their tongues slipping on the syllables, they’d called him Carl and...

Sarah smiles. Jake finishes the last sip of wine in his glass and leans in for a kiss. He stops short and motions to her mouth. “You’ve...

A first grader found a heart on the school playground buried next to the swingset. Unsure of what it was, she summoned her best friend to...

‘It’s a fine balance,’ said Anna. She aligned two sticks to form the supporting beams of the roof. ‘Everything affects everything else.’...

She crouched on the bank, meticulously watching the river. Early on she’d learnt to be a still, silent child at her father’s side. He had...

The picnic was laid out perfectly. Crystal glasses cradled the pink remains of rosé. A bottle, uncorked and almost empty, bobbed merrily...

The 6PM police satellite umbrella had just orbited above the house. When she stepped outside she was 5 ft 4 inches tall. The pneumatic...

Startled by the slide of the cell door, Ben snapped the e-reader closed on his failed request for appeal. The Replicant entered. Ben...

Four tonnes of elephant block the middle of the only road to Rishikesh, butt smirking like a lazy Mona Lisa. Vishnu kills the engine. Lee...