Cherrypicked stories

Lenny took an Uber to Lydia’s school. The car’s air conditioning had stopped working and he opened his window in an effort to cool down. The driver...

“What a lovely camping tent you have here,” the woman says to her. Carry thanks the newcomer for the compliment. The two women are standing in...

Nikki looked up Exa’s address on Google and noted the walk time was 17 minutes which was fine with her. At around 2.45 she left the gallery in the...

30-something Aimee is living in an authoritarian dictatorship, but is more concerned that her only real friend is moving on to the next stage of her life and having a baby. She uses the excuse of a newly-elected dictator's command to build personal bomb shelters to trap and enslave a local boy she crushes on. Opening chapter of a comedy-drama.

A bit of retail psychotherapy.

Ninety days ago, I had a future. I followed their rules, served their kingdom, settled their invoices. I volunteered in their office, signed the...

“Aidan Hulme?” Lenny looked aghast. “He’s an effing corporate pirate. I’m greener than Aidan Hulme! Did you know about this Jake?” “Of course not!”...

The next week, you leave the TV on for background noise and sit at the kitchen table, waiting. She’s late. You tell yourself it’s just traffic. Or...

This is my latest work. I've punched up the chorus for these lyrics now and had Suno (AI) make music out of it. The new version (4,5) of Suno is much...