Relive Your Memories

"Imagine reliving an hour of your life, recent or far from the past, as though it's actually happening again! What would you choose?" The snazzy advert for a new virtual reality device blared in the background. Katie paused from her assignment, and wondered. If she could relive any hour, what would it be? The time …

Crossing the River

Melodic birdsong heralded the onset of dawn, awakening a lone traveller from his slumber. The picturesque landscape was lost upon him as he focused on the arduous task ahead: fording a fast-running river. After several hours of fruitlessly searching for a bridge, it was evident that there was no way across, but to wade through …

Black Hole

Flint breathed in deeply to steady his nerves. Years of training had led to this, an opportunity of a lifetime: travelling through a black hole. As he passed the gathering crowd with his team, a vaguely familiar man stood with the woman he had always loved but never had time for. Despite this almost certainly …

If You Could Have any Superpower… Part 3

Following on from her suicidal intentions, Eva resolved to find some sort of purpose by helping people. After trying a few different charity helplines, none of whom were comfortable with a voice apparently coming from nowhere, Eva decided to set up her own text helpline for people who needed someone to talk to. It quickly …

If You Could Have any Superpower… Part 2

The nerve of that man! Eva was extremely annoyed by the wise man’s implication that she was to blame for her permanent invisibility. While it was true that she spoke without thinking, he was the one who gave her the superpower of invisibility in the first place. Therefore, Eva reasoned that it wasn’t entirely her …

I Regret to Inform You

'I've had enough of this place! Idiots.' Liv slammed the door and stormed out, leaving behind a group of shocked managers. Liv was known for her calm, quiet disposition, and this outburst was very much out of character. Liv laughed in amusement. Of course the managers hadn't seen it coming! So absorbed were they in …

If You Could Have any Superpower… Part 1

'You may choose any power. But choose...' 'Invisible! I want to be invisible.' Eva interrupted. The wise man sat back and studied her intently. 'Very well.' Eva looked at herself in the mirror and marvelled. After a few weeks of being invisible, it was still a novelty to have no reflection. The freedom was the …

First, Do No Harm

David was one of those people whom others were always happy to see and be around. Although he usually appeared to be suffering from some illness or other, people felt far better after spending time with him. He was known as a hugger, a very affectionate one at that, which the women loved. None more …

Lion’s Pride

I raise my head at the sound of voices coming near, the lion I'm lying against tensing in alarm. 'Quick, hide!' Eto whispers in my ear. I try to reassure the big cat, but it's no use. And who can blame her? Poachers killed so many of her pride, but these look like park rangers. …

You Need to Meet Her

It had been several weeks since the new trainee started, and Dan found that they had much in common and got on extremely well. From Marvel films to science and sci-fi, conversation flowed easily and made the hours fly by. Once so tedious, work was now highly enjoyable, a fact not lost on his wife. …