Staying in Touch
The game started when they were teenagers: what’s the worst place to take a selfie?She sent the first one, a holiday snap from Ground Zero. In reply, that...
In the Night Supermarket
Ellen always comes to the supermarket after two a.m., when it’s quiet. She used to have terrible nightmares but late-night shopping keeps them away.The...
Desire Lines
I once knew a man who was haunted by three trees. He lived on the edge of the village where I grew up and beyond his house was nothing but fields and woods...
Long Term Storage
Uncle Tommy referred to it as his 'box of clowns'. It was actually a padlocked shipping container in his yard, with holes punched in the sides for air.We let...
The Remains of Mr Pootles
“He was a good clown,” said Grimshire, raising a beer bottle. He swigged from it even though it was empty.“Not sure that’s much of a comfort to him now,”...
A Journey Around the Room
We’re the last two people awake at Laura’s party. Two other guests are crashed out on the sofa but otherwise it’s just me and Lydia working our way through...
The Soup Witch
The only reason I tried to summon the devil was that I would have regretted not trying it. It seemed a good way evaluate my talents. On my birthday, I...
Who Made the Stars
The Devil decides to tell the truth about creation
Skeleton Crew
The old traditions are dying out
Moving House
Rave Nostalgia
No good old days
A worst-case scenario for a 30th birthday
Distant Voices
...And now the Shipping Forecast
A Skull in a Box
A story from the dark ages
Arabella Trinity, by her ex-lovers
Everybody has a story to tell
Barefoot
Everyone wants to leave a legacy
Everyone in an anecdote has a different version of it
A gothic road movie
Stragglers
A pretty strange idea for a date
Green Thumb
The trick is knowing how to get home
Ghost Particles
The disappointing impossibility of time-travel
The Office Fox
Ever wonder what you're doing with your life?