Regression To Norm

Norman Smith had been voted the most boring person at every school he’d attended, which was particularly impressive given none of them had ever put “most boring” on the list of categories to vote for.

Joint Deprogramming For A Better World

Just imagine - if he’d been carrying any other book, she would have left him as a squirrel…

Tender Ears

Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt, but when society already considers you a target…

My Longest-Lived Creation

I reminisce with a character who’s been with me longer than I’ve truly been me.

Flesh Offered To Divine Fire

Caroline must’ve climbed this windy mountain path hundreds of times, and she swore each trip it got a little longer. But today it wasn’t exertion which soaked her back with sweat…

Hubris, Ice, And Steel

Since time immemorial, humanity had bargained with the forces who controlled the ocean. But Thomas Andrews Jr was done with asking.

Friendless In The Corner

I didn't realise the child had disobeyed his mother's instructions to stay by the hearth until I saw him tugging on Dour Pete's knee...

Marble Lips But No Marble Voice

My clomping steps echo across the flagstones, causing birds to scatter across the entire plaza. They’re still puzzled by a statue walking around.

Painstaking Authentication

“I assumed that stuff about ‘bodysnatchers’ was a joke to distract from whatever’s actually researched here. But, seeing all this…”