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Jim refilled his glass, took a swig and toyed with a piece of skin hanging off his blistered lips.
“Deniz lives in this old office above an electrical store. Right next to the port. Keeps on …

Another spasm. It’s excruciating. What did they feed me?

The alarm screeches to life, dragging my weary body from deep, precious sleep. I lie beneath warm sheets, squinting at the red digits hovering in the dark next to my bed, thinking about the exh…

To the casual observer, Margaret wouldn’t have looked all that different to any other businesswoman standing in the lobby of the Rialto that Monday morning. Scant makeup, spine erect, a resolut…

A gentle zephyr ripples the dense foliage of the forest. The old oak peers down at her tendinous roots. Balefully gazes up at the mauve clouds drifting across the wan moon.

This week, the Vi…

Sam leaned his head back and closed his eyes, slipping in amidst the sweaty bodies on the dancefloor. He felt Jacko’s hands frantically massaging his shoulders as the deafening bass thudded dou…

Vocal chords raw from screaming, fingernails split and bloodied, finally the boy fell silent. He listened to the spade slicing into the ground above, punctuated by the soft fall of earth onto t…

I said she had no right getting on her high horse about it.

She said that she could see a side of me that she thought was gone.

We argued ‘til 5am before I stormed into the spare room.
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Stella gazed down the corridor and sniffed at the meagre offerings of her colleagues. They were simply not in her league.

Stella paused, catching her reflection in the stainless steel wall.…

I didn’t want it to come to this. We’ve always been close round here. Not too much room for secrets in a street this narrow and overcrowded.

We got on great with our old neighbour. The new b…

So you think that you’re losing your mind”. It was more statement from Dr Lee than a question.

“I’m not really sure. I may be", Henry replied. Christ it was hot in here.

“And why do you t…

Melbourne, 2410.

It is amazing what your mind is capable in times of true desperation. When the last glimmer of hope flickers and extinguishes itself, leaving you mired in the yawning darkn…

They were coming for him.

The Boss snatched at the lacy curtains with a mottled hand and peered out at the verdant gardens beyond. The brilliant blue sky and the impossibly green lawn seemed…

God it’s freezing in here. What the hell are they doing? I can’t see a thing. I hope this isn’t a sign of how this guy’s going to treat me.

I really don’t know how this happened. Don’t they …

“Just how safe is your suburb?” The voiceover intoned dramatically, booming around the polished floorboards and crisp white walls of the Wilson house. “Tune into Today Tonight tomorrow at 6.30 …

Sophie told Joe that there would be at least 40 minutes before the train would leave.

Joe didn’t bother taking his travel wallet or jacket, despite the freezing weather. Wouldn’t have thoug…

Daniel awoke with a start. The humidity in the dark study was oppressive. His shirt, soaked with sweat, had become stuck to the vinyl recliner on which he sprawled. What time was it? He peered …

Harry squinted in the bright afternoon sun. The air crackled with heat. The endless stream of traffic spewed noisome fumes into his flared nostrils. Harry’s tongue felt like sandpaper. He had t…