fantasy 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…
scifi Ménage à 11 “She’s clearly gone insane, Your Honour. I formally rescind my accusation of her trying to sabotage my work…”
scifi 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…
scifi 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?”
grief 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?
scifi 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.
scifi Fulfilling Fulfilment It was a puzzle the likes of which the Hyperglobe Automated Production And Dispatch Centre had never before received; “I want fulfilment”.
urban fantasy Wearing Your Heart On Your Back Cathy wasn’t surprised that her brother Carl ignored her calls for weeks. But she was surprised, and immediately concerned, when HE then called HER.
urban fantasy A Cocoon Of Not Quite Pure Chaos Norm was being held prisoner, he was certain of it. The one thing this mercurial madhouse refused to produce was an exit.
urban fantasy Vivvy And Friends Redux Why was someone trying so hard to recover all the copies of a small indy stop-motion film based on an obscure old children’s cartoon?
scifi A Flight Curtailed Last checks before launch. Careful now, if this goes wrong we’re all in for it…
horror Heard Through Itching Bones If Maggie had been asked what she was doing at The Dig, she probably would’ve mumbled something about looking for work. But nobody asked. There was no need. They understood.
fantasy Chasing Fire, Wasting Flowers Charles strode into the library with the cocky assurance of a master wizard. And sure enough, everyone moved for him - except one.
scifi It's Not The Fact You Aren't Human, I Just Want To Stay Professional “I, uh, I’m flattered-” Captain Jones stammered, and the ship’s computing core whirring into overdrive told him that “LISA” had successfully extrapolated from there.
urban fantasy 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.
urban fantasy Joint Deprogramming For A Better World Just imagine - if he’d been carrying any other book, she would have left him as a squirrel…
fantasy Tender Ears Familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt, but when society already considers you a target…
fantasy 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…
urban fantasy 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.
fantasy 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...
fantasy Thicker Than Blood The drink the tavern keeper was preparing was colourful, layered, and fizzed. Not a normal beverage for a place like this.
fantasy Youthful Adventuring Gone Awry Lance was distantly aware that this probably WASN'T the worst day of his life - or at least, that it could’ve gone much worse than it had. Was that a sign of growing up? He felt that being grown-up would involve less sulking.
urban fantasy Looking Back For Going Ahead The memory slowly faded, Cathie’s smile likewise fading as she was pulled back to reality. Though, ‘reality’ was the wrong word for this strange, seemingly undefined space.
urban fantasy A Dream Of A Memory Of A Door Howard was sure he’d had a dream. After all, if you remembered something that definitely never happened, having dreamt it was the only logical explanation...
urban fantasy Bound By Demonic Confidentiality Kat was troubled to see her brother’s demon was acting subdued and preoccupied. “I have an apology to make to you…”
