Footsteps The Goonies The stabbing pain behind my eyes pierced my brain like frozen spears. The painkillers were a joke. Take two every four hours. Do not exceed the dose. Blah blah blah. After three days my living room floor was a waste ground of crumpled boxes and cracked squares of white and silver popped …
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Arcane Insane – Part 10
20. Unleashed. Janey was sat on a bench deep in thought when the explosions erupted around the park. She refused to believe Mojo was dead, yet with him gone there seemed little point in carrying on. She had set out to uncover the truth behind the jibb-jabba but without her friend and companion the reward …
Arcane Insane – Part 9
17. Hobo Corner. With monumental effort Mojo climbed to his feet, barely able to keep his balance. Janey held out her hand but Mojo refused to take it. She couldn't believe how old he looked. Lank greasy hair fell around his face like seaweed. A ragged beard failed to conceal how sunken and hollow his …
Arcane Insane – Part 8
16. Just a nudge. "Janey? Hold my hand. Are you okay?" With her vision a blur, Janey grasped Mojo's hand and forced herself not to faint. All around her colours swished and spun. She was on a merry-go-round except it didn't feel very merry. Her stomach lurched and she took a few deep breaths. "Easy …
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." …
Dave Farmer 