Stalactites and Stalagmites – David Cook ‘Stalactites cling tight to the ceiling,’ the guide says in hushed tones as you reach for my hand, ‘while…
Zombie Cat – Frances Gapper Elsa had stopped eating. Her thin flank rose and fell. The vet said she was on her way out. Despite…
Sleepwalker – James Tierney Dressed in his wedding suit, he escaped his bedroom and walked the chalk between worlds. I could not say what reality…
Silent Partner – Alexis Wolfe The bones of her buttocks imprint my seat pad. Even before I was required, she was one of those women,…
Medusa takes a Lover – Bayveen O’Connell When Medusa takes a lover, she must keep her eyes closed. Her myriad snake-eyes reflect only fragments of…
Letting Go – Damhnait Monaghan She keeps her body under wraps – the fat, the bingo wings, varicose veins, wrinkles. She is dyed, blow dried,…
Godfall – Stephen O’Reilly The sky ruptured and God fell out of heaven onto a derelict piece of land near the city centre. A homeless…
Forever Bleating – Anuja Ghimire In Octobers of permanence, I tried to run past three tributaries of fresh blood. Straight, steep street to my house.…
Forecast – Susanne Stich We walk in the forest for hours. Bark masks us. Occasionally we call out to each other from afar, I’m here,…