Charlie stood, his shoulders thrashing. He stared at me through his terrified blue eyes. Blood trickled from his eyes and nose. His hands flew up to his head, pressing against his temples...

At a remote station in Antarctica, a small team of three scientists extract a sample from a sub glacial lake under the ice before it's destroyed. There will be a sequel and more action.

Sometimes in the lift at work as the clunk and hum kicks in and the postage stamp window goes grey undo your top, flashing no-one, feeling the air, the germs

‘Well, it's absolutely bucketing it down now. I managed to park near the entrance though, or I would have been drowned.'

Footsore

I hear elephants talk at the zoo. They know zoos; Prague, Berlin and London. Indian accents, not African. Born in captivity, immigrant elephants don’t often run amok.

Remember, love, how it was? Flock of Seagulls, that haircut! My pegged trousers, GTi Golf. Spitting Image on the telly made Thatcher look normal. Your puffballs, rah-rahs,