Steered By The Heart-Compass

Everyone knew the tale - stick a compass needle into someone’s heart, lash them to the wheel, and you’d be steered safely home no matter the weather. Nobody had ever wanted to test it, but…

Ménage à 11

“She’s clearly gone insane, Your Honour. I formally rescind my accusation of her trying to sabotage my work…”

Stephanie's Wish

Stephanie had been making the same wish at every opportunity since she was three years old to the lofty age of seven. And now, it might have been answered…

An Unexpected Stopover Between Mars And Atlantis

Ok, you got all sorts of lousy japes pulled at a major spaceport like this, but this was something else. “Atlantis, huh?”

A Waterlogged Lily

Lily coughed and gasped. It was dark. It was cold. Her lungs and throat burned and her head throbbed and she felt dizzy. What had happened?

Properly Un-Thinking

I roll my eyes at the judgemental alien who’s perched on the shelf above my bed - to the mild annoyance of my cats, that being part of THEIR walkway.

A Sputtering Light Cast Forward

Never before had an international meet been so packed. But then, never before had they been meeting on such an important matter, one which threatened the fate of the entire world.

A Death Of Imagination

At some point I might get used to having what is effectively an imaginary friend tangibly present, and in fact lolling at the foot of my bed. But not yet.

Fulfilling Fulfilment

It was a puzzle the likes of which the Hyperglobe Automated Production And Dispatch Centre had never before received; “I want fulfilment”.