Cherrypicked stories

The small, blonde girl pushes her hair back from her face nervously as she peers out from behind the half open front door of her mother’s modest...

Chapter 11. A New Day. Amanderella stepped out into a morning washed clean by the night’s rain. The air had that fresh, faintly metallic scent that...

In December 2009 the number one record in the UK singles chart was Killing in the Name, by the Californian band, Rage Against the Machine. It was a protest song about police brutality, systemic racism, and state abuse of power, though this story is about buying chocolate at a London tube station. It also became my favourite Christmas song.

It wasn’t long ago. Not in the grand scheme of things. but within our lifetimes, I suppose it is nearly half a lifetime ago, which relatively...

Chapter Eleven. Barford Again. The journey back down the mountain was hard and slow. Aidan told the royal couple all that he could remember of his...

She found the perfect hiding place. You listened. A summer’s day warmth in the smell of rotting food from the bins and the circling seagulls cries...

Over the hard mountain, we, the herd, pitifully bellow, but those that drive us have no pity. The only thing they say, as a sop to our understanding...

Chapter Ten. Recognition. Aidan pushed his way through the thick air of the spell. The cave was hidden behind a rock a little way down the path. He...

Chapter Nine The Valley of the Wraiths. Just beyond the skeleton, the path entered the valley proper. Aidan took a deep breath and walked on. For a...