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 ~: FICTION :~  The Gravy Had Dried up by Troy Cartwright Claire was looking at the reflection of herself in a knife. Her blue eyes were staring straight back at her. She was examining the speckles of yellow sprayed about her iris. She watched her pupils dilate as a cloud passed over the sun.... >> Bobby by Suvi Mahonen Strands of light blue twisted, crossed over, then sank into the expanse of knitted wool only to emerge at the next stitch and repeat the pattern again. They ran in parallel symmetry, converging up to the pompom at the top of the cap. Around the circumference of the brim ran a border of yellow on which marched small embossed elephants, each holding the tail of the one before it with its trunk. Fine wisps of dark hair the same colour as Nick's curled out from beneath the edge to cling to its fuzzy surface in places. When we'd bought it eight weeks ago I'd thought it was too small to fit anyone, but Nick had correctly guessed it would be the right size.... >> Tries to Stand, but he Can't by Ben Barone-Nugent Hamish's hunched figure became a spectacle in the playground. Students from all over the school left their games and gossip circles and gathered around their gagging classmate. They watched on silently, as if the boy's gurgles and wheezes were fragments of some important speech.... >> Review: Worldshaker by Phillip A Ellis Colbert Porpington is the heir apparent to a key position on the mobile city, Worldshaker. It is only when he meets an escapee from below decks that he begins to question his place in society, and the place of the Worldshaker upon the world stage. As a result, his world will change, but for the better?... >> Review: The Umbrella Club by Phillip A Ellis The Umbrella Club is the story of the friendship of Axel and Edward, forged on the battlefields of France, and later united by a shared love of ballooning. However, when Axel disappears on an attempt to cross the highlands of New Albion by balloon, Edward decides to follow him, and to attempt to cross them as well.... >> A Matter of Taste by Ann Lax Carly is twenty-five and not yet married and my mother says this thought is like a gnat flitting about in her head.... >> The Muse by Robin Storey Esther Palfreyman's heart plummeted as she pulled out the bulky brown envelope from her mail box. Her name and address was printed on it in her own large, rounded letters.... >> more fiction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 |
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