After dinner, I run the tip of a single finger along the resistant seam of khaki from knee to crotch. I feel the Captain stiffen. Did...

Beneath a tired, old Trilby, eyes squeezed shut on his aged face, he sucked the cold, salty, morning mist through his thin, grey beard....

“Krekkst, krekkst… hak, tek.” The air crackled and fizzled with eldritch activity. “Krek-sting, testing... one, two… okay we’ve got it...

(Inspired by "The Legend of Rashomon.") Rashomon Road Grammar is a very good school indeed, almost even as good as it believes itself to...

The story of John Dunkum, Servant, Sinner, Priest and Explorer Amy Didd Chapter 1 Damp. Cold. The only light came from a flaming torch,...

OUTSIDER Eastern Daily Press The National Lottery announced that this week’s Lottery winners live in a South Norfolk village, but the...

It was the cat that first noticed that we had some sort of ghost in the house. He would be sitting on your lap quite happily then...

Mr Wilson’s Beret The first thing I saw was Mr Wilson’s black beret, it was hanging on the picket fence that surrounded his front garden....

A poster in the art gallery window caught her attention. She had the afternoon to herself so she could delay returning home until...

I have no idea where I was when J.F.K. was assassinated. Witnessing the “one small step for man” was exciting, but nothing really...

The lapis low-slung moon hangs like an unmoving heavy droplet just above the dim horizon.There is no rain, but there is a sulphurous dust...

Monday 11th May 1959 Dear Diary: When I got home from school mum said she had a nice surprise for me. She was holding a brown envelope....

Sarah didn’t bake cakes or hand out sausages at the Fireworks, and her face was notably absent when manning the school tuck-shop. She...

At first, mum won’t look at the letter. She has one of her migraines and I have to sit and comb her hair. She lies on the sofa in the...

Knock, Knock, Knock – Knock…Knock…Knock… Knock, Knock, Knock. There it is again. I thought I was hearing things. I’m tired after my...