Weird

  • Water Wings

    She ducks under the water, a pair of goggles revealing the rippling bodies beneath it. Rise, suck, duck, she bubbles along the bottom of the pool, propelled from the edge she pushed from, undulating like a stingray. She forces herself lower, as close to the tiles as possible, even though every atom of air in…

  • Cockatrice

    I have wings and a beaky face and perch on the roof of the station to watch the trains come in. I’m a little like an insect – I suck nectar out of the faces of all the pretty flowers that give me life. I crack up when I see my venom go in. I…

  • Meat

    “The meat on this kebab is tough,” I said. I heard Slick sigh over his frying pan. “Just shut up and eat it.” I missed Jimmy’s cooking. He’d mixed it up a little. Slick only fed me meat. I dragged a chunk of beef from the skewer. “What part of a cow is this?” I…

  • The Enchanted Hornbeams

    Page Green gave birth to a girl. She held the baby close promising her the best life any child could have, unaware of her family’s impending deception. They wanted a boy who could earn his keep when older. So while she slept they stole the newborn baby and abandoned her in the wilderness. Page’s grief…

  • Farewell Note

    I love my work. I own the magician’s magic and uncanniness, the surgeon’s artistry and dexterity, the butcher’s rapaciousness. It’s about skill, fearlessness, muscle, a sparkling eye, a shining knife. Be systematic, it’s also about control. This is how it is done. Smack the chestbone to rob the heart of its breath, it quietens the…