It starts here. A hairline crack, a heave, a bursting open. Peeping fanfare and a sudden crown. New life hatching in the palm of your hand. Fragile. Miraculous....
I worry Larry might explode, the way he's holding back.
Don't overreact, says the vet, but I sense a sadness in Larry's eyes.
To show him how easy shittin...
Just why it should have happened, or why it should have happened just when it did, he could not, of course, possibly have said; nor perhaps would it e...
Winner of the Cambridge Flash Fiction Prize 2020
I feel your love in the triangle of air between the blades just before they close: chop/snip/clip. I fee...
1st place in the BIFFY Microfiction competition
I recycled, went dairy-free, meat-free and ignored the news: strikes, power cuts, hate crimes, homelessness, ...
Highly Commended in the BIFFY50 Microfiction Competition.
I’m at the deep end of the pool. Aqua colours are darker here.
Is the water green or blue?
Ma...
