The world ends when they are no more children left, the last of them having been murdered by their grandparents. Nobody is surprised. The children are murdered by their grandparents as revenge for their obscene youth, and for reminding the elderly of their mortality and irrelevance, and for their awful weakness and need. They are … Continue reading How the World Ends #37: Infanticide →

(A story that never quite found its place - but its 90% there) -1- Nick can’t sleep. It’s been going on for months and it’s starting to affect his mental health. It’s starting to affect his business, too. And worrying about the effect that his lack of sleep is having on his mental health and … Continue reading In Arcadia →

(Being the opening bit of a potentially lost novel) There is that Dog Again My sister and I are sitting by the side of the road in the early morning and we are waiting to be given a ride into town. The sun is still orange but it has come out of the shadow of … Continue reading Lives of the Miracle Children – first chapter →