atlas was here.
we’re flying through the town on a wire, feet dragging across the stone paths. you’re lying stomach down on a pond in autumn, green water soaking through your t-shirt, eyes wide open and lungs filling with something or other. it’s a midnight chorus, baby, can’t you hear the birds from down there? can’t you sing... Continue Reading →
Unlike the many, many tales of this sort, this is not a ghost story. No. Reece was very much alive. But looking back on it now, the elements are much the same. Oscar Barnlow, unlike some other people I could mention, was not particularly a gothic hero. He wasn’t sent to the town of Hereden to... Continue Reading →
‘Oscar’s Diary’ is an introductory piece to my characters Oscar Barnlow and Tina Garraway, and was written for the podcast ‘The Table’. Listen to the podcast of this piece here. PART 1 Monday Dear diary, Since the train won’t be arriving for another fifteen minutes, I thought I’d let you know that I’m late to work.... Continue Reading →
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