Short Story – Apocalypse: The End? – Part 5

Mr Stein grabbed her as she was about to hit her head again, which was running copious amounts of blood and he could see the pieces of glass sticking out in a determined manor before falling out of the thin layer of protection between the skull and epidermis. He held her arms across her bodyContinue reading “Short Story – Apocalypse: The End? – Part 5”

Short Story – Apocalypse: The Fortieth Day – Part 2

Humans have a religious thing about the number forty, they said forty days of floods with Noah, forty days of Elijah’s journey, Moses forty days on Mount Sinai, Jesus’s forty days of fasting in the wilderness, Israelites wandering for forty years, Goliath’s terror for forty days. Forty seems a constant biblical number. Never being religious,Continue reading “Short Story – Apocalypse: The Fortieth Day – Part 2”

Short Story – Apocalypse: the First Day – Part 1

“No one knew what had happened. It was like the world hit pause and when it pressed play again, it had forgotten to include them. Them is a broad spectre, that will need to be explained, but if you will allow me to explain the first day, to give better context.” … It was aContinue reading “Short Story – Apocalypse: the First Day – Part 1”

How an Alien Would View the Human Race

Very excited, I have just landed my space craft on this new planet. My first priority is to find out if this planet can support my life e.g. test if I can get sustenance, not be harmed by the environment etc. The last thing on my list would be to abduct a lifeform and tryContinue reading “How an Alien Would View the Human Race”