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”
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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”
Story Time (1)
Styliani woke with a jolt. Her dream fading with an odd finality and she almost resented the empty feeling that replaced the former warmth. She sat up and adjusted her eyesight to the near dark, in the flimsy shelter the tent offered her. The sound which woke her took a moment to resume and sheContinue reading “Story Time (1)”
The Light Creates More Shadows
How the darkness becomes menacing, well it happens very slowly. You’ll read a scary story and feel that fear creeping up on you. You laugh at first as you realise how tense your muscles have become, then almost gasp as you realise you were holding your breath. You try calm yourself but your eyes dartContinue reading “The Light Creates More Shadows”
