Shot In The Dark (Ch. 19, 20, 21)
Chapter 19 John sat back on the couch, watching his only older brother critically. Scott was all but standing to attention in front of their father’s desk, hands clasped behind him as he outlined his plan. Virgil was in the chair on John’s left, but was sitting so upright that if John didn’t know better, he would have said that his immediate younger brother had been through the same military…
You Can Always Count On Me: Pt 2. Friends Will Be Friends
Lew Waterman opened the entry door of the Northern Health Centre. He was late, his flight from Moonbase had been delayed and the drive through Glasgow had cost him more time than expected. He leapt two stairs at a time as he rushed to the second floor where he hoped to find Craig Collins. Only two days ago Collins had got the go-ahead from Dr. Adams, the leader of the…
The Shepherd – Grafted (Prologue, Ch. 1, 2 & 3)
Prologue ‘Mr Freeman?’ Alec nodded, ‘Yes Miss Ealand, Dr Harper. She’s going below with me.’ One second of hesitation, in fact even less than that, before Miss Ealand smiled a welcome and opened the door to the inner office. Alec waved Sara inside. ‘Okay,’ he looked at her, ‘ready for this? Sara lifted an eyebrow. ‘As ready as I’ll ever be I suppose. What do I have to do now?…
Lost Souls
Miss Baxter put the phone down in blank and distressed silence before she walked through to the living room and looked at the pile of exercise books on her desk. The television was blaring in the background, some reality programme about ice skaters and low-level celebrities. She never really bothered with early evening telly, preferring the grittier US dramas even though they were far-fetched. She sat down and clasped her…
Glitch in the Machine: dragon
Originally in response to the Glitch in the Machine challenge. Savvy Sevy In which Alec is getting used to having a family … The sound of heavy metal was deafening as Alec walked into the garage attached to his house. His car was up on lifts, a pair of long shapely leggings hugged legs ending in paratroop boots sticking out from under the engine area. He turned the music off…
Spiders
Welcome to this issue of the Herald. I am pleased to be back at the helm, after a short furlough practising my golf. It was an enjoyable break, and I have returned to my duties with a renewed sense of commitment and dedication to our cause. We will not let the aliens prevail to take over this green and pleasant land with its vast array of life. Over millennia, Earth…
The Brutal Truth
Hurt and Comfort. I have a reputation for violence. Well, not real violence. Mine tends to be the written sort. A stabbing in Shepherd Part 2, the odd torture scene in FarSight and Breathless, even an attempted suicide in Surrendered. The whole gamut of blood and gore and pain. It is my style of writing and I make no apologies. If you read my work you will know what I…