‘Toby?’ ‘I dialled everything in correctly before you blame me.’ ‘Well it doesn’t look like 1860 to me.’ While started stomping around the room, poking at things in annoyance. Tobias gave a huff and looked down at the chronometer. Everything was perfect. ‘It says we are exactly where we are supposed to be.’ ‘I’m more … Continue reading Cracks – A Tempus Rock short
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Outrun – a midweek flash fiction story
I couldn't see. It took a long time for me to be able to make out shapes at all. Wherever I had ended up this time obviously had a star giving off light with some extreme wavelengths. I managed to pull out some night vision goggles from my pack and slip them over my eyes. … Continue reading Outrun – a midweek flash fiction story
Hey Mr DJ – a flash fiction tale
I saw him staring down at my world. I shouldn’t have been able to see him. He shouldn’t have been there watching. I knew he appeared differently to everyone in a world; it was like a chameleon mechanism. Here I could see a giant figure looming over, a metallic face lit up with strobe lights. … Continue reading Hey Mr DJ – a flash fiction tale
Meteor Fall- An Anthology of The Collective
It began on a dark and stormy night... okay, it didn't. I can't remember what the weather was like but I do remember getting a message about a project called Meteor Fall and asking whether I would be interested in it. Well, as it was a Cloaked Press project, the answer was 99% likely to … Continue reading Meteor Fall- An Anthology of The Collective
Release the Genie- Lockhouse Escape
Trashhand I love escape rooms. A holiday isn't complete unless I've been locked in a room for sixty minutes while I yell for more clues. I've done various themes: spies, averting nuclear missiles, serial killers, robbing a bank amongst others. It's been a while since I've been in one. Certain...global events...shall we say, had stopped … Continue reading Release the Genie- Lockhouse Escape
Temporal anomaly
Jason hated taking Tobias to the future. Well future for Tobias anyway. Going to visit things that you knew through historical study was fine. You had a point of reference, you knew what was going on. But when you go forward… ‘But While, this could be a temporal malfunction. The state of it, it seems … Continue reading Temporal anomaly
Time and tales (a prompt short story)
She sighs and sits on the stool, looking out of the window as the sun dips lower in the sky. Beams burst through the glass and bathe her in glowing patches. For a moment it seems as if she has forgotten but then her tired voice rings out. “So you’ve come for a story too … Continue reading Time and tales (a prompt short story)
The Flow of Time
'Time is all relative,' he mumbled as he scribbled Words drifted, colliding on the board Meeting numbers in explosions of genius Or was it madness now? He wasn't sure. 'The day drags endlessly while you idle The work clock ticks ever slower Do you not feel the lengthening of a second?' His apprentice stared in … Continue reading The Flow of Time
Airbus Acquisitions – a prompt short story
A stroll around the deck lead me to the forward section of the airbus. We’d been on the Cumulo for three weeks and we were now into the last six days of sailing. It was nearly time. I allowed myself a few moments respite as I leant over the railings. A netting below made it … Continue reading Airbus Acquisitions – a prompt short story
Tunnels – a flash fiction story
"Are you telling me it just turned up overnight?" They peered over as far as they could but the angle made it hard to see more. Loose sand and pebbles shifted under Mia's foot and skittered towards the edge of the gaping hole. She watched in awe as they tumbled over the edge. "When I … Continue reading Tunnels – a flash fiction story
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