My aunt likes to knit. It seems harmless enough. Or it did at first. She'd knit-one-pearl-one in front of the TV, some nights, with new wool, following patterns. Then she started knitting all the time that she's awake - and not in the shower. She knitted shapeless weird things and sometimes she unraveled it and... Continue Reading →
You're an ordinary person. But for some reason, the kidnappers insist that you're the one to hold hostage negotiations with them. "I've told you before I'm really sorry but I'm not sure why you asked for me...or even how you knew my name to ask for me...I'm just plain old Carly Jacobs. I don't know... Continue Reading →
It was a place full of wind and rain and desolation. They would be there for a full year. And they were really looking forward to it. They took the final box off the trailer, that a tractor of all things had pulled up from the boat ramp, and offered the driver a cuppa before... Continue Reading →
There was a smoldering fire pit on the beach, but the people had vanished. The headline screams at you from the front page of the local paper. It was like the Mary Celeste - it was down right creepy - and you thank your lucky stars again that you'd opted out of the cookout last... Continue Reading →
They met in a basement while they were blindfolded. It was Jodie's 15th or 16th birthday, they can't quite remember. He was in town for the school holidays visiting his cousin. She was Jodie's BFF. That week. It was one of those awkward-supercool-giggly-palms sweating teenage things where random couples had to go into the cupboard... Continue Reading →
The person sitting next to you in the waiting room hasn't blinked in 20 minutes. That can't be normal can it? You start to wonder if it's why they're in the waiting room in the first place... 'Dr Perrot' you muse 'I can't seem to blink...my eyes are so dry and my eyelids...they're...getting flabby'. You... Continue Reading →
You are having an affair with your best friend's partner, and you want to get caught. You don't like him much, scratch that, you don't like him at all...and these last few months; of flirting and text messages and luring him over the line, have only made it worse. He is narcissistic, sexist and has... Continue Reading →
I hate having to wear this uniform. Mostly because it makes me stand out. Someone to ask things of. Someone expected to be perfect. Someone to serve. It’s not practical nor comfortable. It was clearly designed by a man. 50 years ago. It suits no one and fits no one yet it is featured in... Continue Reading →
She set out to enjoy herself to death. Why not? The doctors gave her six months at best. So she vowed to use those 181 days, to death. Day one – she slept in, total sloth, she even left the electric blanket on Day four – decided to never clean again and just buy new... Continue Reading →
You're eating a bag of dried apricots. You reach inside and discover a human ear. Pulling it out you shrug and take a bite anyway. Munching thoughtfully...'Sun kissed...interesting mouth feel, open at first but tapers towards the finish. Light on acid but brightly waxy in the centre with a hint of apricots remaining uppermost on... Continue Reading →
A lion, a monkey, and a dog go on an adventure to fight evil. The lion has a brand new yellow mop head around his neck and shoulders - it makes a very impressive mane but the monkey and the dog aren't quite as lucky. Both are in brown tracksuits. You really can only tell... Continue Reading →
Your character has two hearts. It is time to donate one of them. You've always known this was your destiny, really your entire purpose for being. Life as an organ host isn't so bad in this day and age. Back in 2073 when the mass farming started I think life expectancy for hosts was only... Continue Reading →
The only time he spoke to me was when we were fishing. So when I knew I had something important to discuss I'd call him up and we'd head down to the river. The first hour or so would consist of choosing a location, settling in, discussing baits and weights, and then getting our first... Continue Reading →
The wedding cake turned out to be poisoned. I've never liked fruit cake and WTF is with marzipan anyway, so I lived. So did Great Uncle Georgio as he was asleep during the cake service. We loved telling people about it on breakfast TV and on wedding blogs of course. It has turned into a... Continue Reading →
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