On the last day of the month Alice leaves the warmth of her bed in their cabin and walks through the field to the jetty. An early morning sun caresses ice touched grass, the cold dew numbs her feet. The hem of her night gown is sodden as she reaches the jetty but Alice doesn't …
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The Cleansing – Part 2
Rhema. Linford brought me to a stop outside a small dark apartment building. I glanced up at it. There was nothing significant about it and looked the same as the surrounding buildings - dark, empty, forgotten. "Be watchful what you say, warrior," Linford said. "Rhema is more than she look. She know if you lie." …
The Cleansing
Peacekeepers. "You lying fuck. You said this was a safe neighbourhood." I risked a quick glance through the shattered windows of a looted car we had hid behind. A Peacekeeper Drone hovered in the centre of the dark quiet street. It cast a blue light into the depths of an alley opposite us, scanning for …
Arcane Insane – Part 7
15. The Grind. "We're back in the park." Janey rubbed her foot on the grass to make sure it was real. Only moments before the Cog had given Mojo his Task. The instant Mojo accepted it the machinery vanished, leaving them in darkness of the park. Janey considered following her train of thought along the …
Arcane Insane – Part 6
13. Bonded. A claustrophobic sting pierced Janey's mind when she walked through the endless crowds toward Platform 1. On the highest gangway she had been overwhelmed by the sea of people in the arena but at ground level the noises and smells invaded her senses with such vigour she almost passed out. She gripped Mojo's …
Dave Farmer 