This piece was first published in The Auckland Shorts over at Three Lamps Journal. An object lesson in why you should always read the terms and conditions before clicking accept Word Count: 100 He’s sweating. That’s nothing new – they always sweat. He looks up, fear naked on his face, Read More
Flash
Kill Your Darlings
As the breakfast trolley rattles down the corridor, Jeremy waits. He moves to the window while the nurse wakes Gail, takes her blood pressure, passes over medication. With breakfast done Jeremy folds himself up at the end of Gail’s bed, watching her fall into a doze. It’s okay, he can Read More
A Memoir
‘Memory is really weird,’ I told my sister, ‘Because you don’t really “remember” a thing. On a neurological level, when you bring up a memory you experience it, exactly the same way as you experience the present moment. ‘But that means,’ I continued while she looked at me sceptically, Read More