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,…
They lived on the other side of town. The house had an attic and geometric tiles in the hall. He’d be in the front room,…