When she had died I had forgotten everything: all I had ever reproached her, all what had ever made me mad with anger, only a heavy remorse kicked in – why I didn’t allow her to see me regularly all those years, and in the end, why I got mad to such an extent that [...]
I want to make my life better and I do not know how. I’m half asleep in the bedroom when I process these thoughts. A can of beer is on the small night stand by the bed. It seems like I slept forever. I do not recognize the room, but I feel I live here. [...]
Broken clay stretched to the horizon, neatly laid concave shards interrupted only by wilted plants and small cacti. Even the colors had faded—or was that just his imagination? Strange. Not long ago, leaves rustled overhead and birds twittered around him. Flowers quivered in the long grasses by a waterfall. But then the trees became smaller, [...]
Shredded clothing matched Boyd’s shredded ego, but clothes could be replaced, so there was no use in worrying about those as he was much luckier to even be alive after that fiasco. Thanks were due in part to his choice of these nicer fabrics and their thicker weave because they insulated his body from being [...]
Unaware of the gazing sun’s effect on his recently discovered disguise, Mungai moved closer to the pack. In the ever increasing heat of the second day, the dung had started to harden and began making a crackling sound as he moved. Each crunching, faltering step he took sounded like a predator crushing the bones of [...]
It was the last week in January. Back in my own home, tuned in to my favorite Irish radio station and presenter, I was listening to him talk about the Winter Blues. January 27th had been proclaimed the worst day of the year. A Welsh academic had worked out a formula based on bad weather, [...]
Chapter 1 - The End of Me “Arggh! Just leave me alone, Eddie! I can’t believe a word that comes out of your mouth! You’re a lying, cheating … scumbag and I don’t ever want to speak to, or see you, ever again, you … you wanker!” I disconnect the call and angrily loft my mobile [...]
With my book about to come out next month, I thought I would tell the story behind the story. If you have a spare five minutes to sit and read. Back in March 2011, I had the idea for a story line based on a misconception. The lead character is Pat Canella. The story started [...]
There was not enough time for Boyd’s entire life to flash before his eyes, so he often settled on a portion of it as a consolation inquiry. Normally, those questions about ‘How did he get into this?’ or ‘How would he make it out?’ were brushed aside because the Enforcer chose this occupation and happened [...]
Enjoy this excerpt from “The Sounding” by debut author, Carrie Salo! Lorenze strapped his uniform on, knowing where every clasp and buckle fell exactly. Still, something about it felt foreign: he had not worn it in several days. Several very, very long days. The red, blue and yellow stripes that Michelangelo designed for the guard [...]
