A Tale of Middle-Class Hysteria.
“Nigel Farage has told a session of the European Parliament that “the little people” had rejected “big politics” in order …
Category Archives: Short Stories.
The First Attempt (2/2).
The dust road never recovered after the cattle grid. It became a straggling track, with the grass more trodden apart …
The First Attempt (1/2).
Ellen Stewart had stood thunderstruck on first hearing the news. Fourteen people had sponsored her husband to complete the Edinburgh …
EXCLUSIVE: “My Story,” A Profile of Lord Gravmanere, the new chairman of Britain Stronger in Europe.
Rose – a screaming clown – it was plain that he had to go. He couldn’t remember the name of …
A Polwarth Gardens Horror.
Thank goodness that online dating is now all dating these days. Most of us are no longer conscious of how …
The Named Person Mysteries: The Case of the Teetotal Teenager.
[It has just occurred to me that there has never been, in the entire history of detective fiction, a detective …
Not Real Policemen.
Dawn had already lifted the hem of the night when Chief Inspector Andy Uberingham and his men retook Joppa Grange. …
The Massacre of the Agency Workers.
Tycienski herded most of the stunned agency workers through the kitchen door and out into the night. The workers were …
Up On The House.
Back in the drawing room, the man who was known to them as Upensky was gripping the carpet with both …
Under The Stairs.
Tycienski threw himself like a tennis ball down flights of stairs. He was immensely cheerful now that he was free …
More Figures On The Lawn.
What Tycienski knew was this: Agata had been sacked from the agency eight months ago. On the phone, however, she …
Phoning Up and Down.
Detective Sergeant Strathearn had returned to report the hour’s news. A helicopter was coming to scour the estate, but it …
Ted’s Story (The Ash Tree).
Ted had assumed the duty of officially thanking Tori on behalf of the room. “Very well done, Tori.” The others …
How Christmas Came to Raqqa.
Many of the little boys and girls in Raqqa had been particularly good this year and so Father Christmas was …
Tori’s Story (A Dean Village Horror).
As with Janet’s tale, a bare transcript of Tori’s story would consist chiefly of umming and erring, dithering and backtracking. …
