‘Shut Up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Go to the old age home. You’re old. You’ve taken the best out of me and left me with nothing. I won’t let you forget that.’ They stared at the ocean as if it could swallow up the tension between them, listened to the din of the … More Husband and Wife #ShortStory #Fiction by Abigail George
The late afternoon sun cast long shadows across the boy’s cluttered bedroom, the faint light a stark contrast to the day of rain that had come before. Maps, newspaper clippings, and a chaotic web of child drawings plastered the bulletin board – portraits of two men, their faces rendered in a mix of seriousness and … More The son of vengeance 11 #novelette by Thanos Kalamidas
Keeping secrets is stupid. It’s going to come out anyway.‘Money cometh. Money cometh. Money cometh.’ My mother would sing throughout the house as she scribbled on her Lotto paper, willing the winning numbers to come to her from the universe. ‘Speak in tongues throughout the house. Pray. Don’t look at me with those big eyes … More When Bad Mothers Happen #ShortStory #Fiction by Abigail George
Rain lashed against the grimy window of the dingy motel room. The older man slammed his fist on the table. “There’s a kid. Skinny little thing, keeps following me. I know; I can feel it in my bones.” The tall one, scoffed. “Probably a stray cat, skittish in this weather. You know how it is … More The son of vengeance 10 #novelette by Thanos Kalamidas
10 I am wearing ribbons in my hair. Today is my birthday and there are presents hidden with paper I can’t wait to unwrap with trembling fingers. Children running around and screaming, kicking the legs of their chairs underneath the dining room table that is covered with the birthday spread. Death by cakes that is … More Into the Black by Abigail George
“My dad is very optimistic,” the boy with the darker hair said to the boy with the lighter hair sitting on the other side of the table with two chocolate drinks and cinnamon bans between them.“He said it’s a matter of time before he makes an arrest.”“Polisinspektör Mikael Hansson is a very clever man,” the … More The son of vengeance 09 #novelette by Thanos Kalamidas
Pink watermelon flush in each cheek. Why didn’t you love me mum? Are you aware of the storm you created, rain pouring down, my heart feels as if red lace is wrapped around a stone, a canvas, the painter’s sketchbook. There’s an odd fairy lightness in her body, my sister’s body. There is no connection … More The depth awaits by Abigail George
The boys left the old man in deep contemplation, a strange smile playing on his lips. The tall man, who had just entered the moment the two exited, noticed the expression and raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure?” the boy with the lighter hair asked, his voice barely a whisper as they hurried towards the … More The son of vengeance 08 by Thanos Kalamidas
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