Isobel Horsburgh

Isobel lives on South Tyneside. She does casual work in libraries and has had stories on SpaceSquid, Devilfish Review, The Drabble, and Blink-Ink.

  • What the Cat Dragged In

    When Miffy came in backwards through the cat-flap, they feared it would be like the time they had prise half a baby rabbit out of his jaws, burying it after dark behind the shed. Angie distracted the cat with a piece of red Leicester. His trophy lay squirming on the kitchen lino. “If that’s one…

  • Housework

    In our home, I do the lion’s share of the housework. He lies on the sofa while I vacuum around him, his eyes closed, the only movement the slight twitch of his tail’s dark tip. I walk the streets of the city at midnight as he pads beside me, his great tawny head swaying. The…