A Siamese Affair

Shimon’s phone rang as he finished davening his afternoon prayers in his bedroom. “Old Putz,” the caller ID flashed. He removed his kippah and rolled…


The Shadow Men, Part 2 — Excerpt 1

January 1930 John Savage crept down the darkened hallway, one foot carefully in front of the next. Certain sections of the floor contained…


A Strange Light Tonight

Why it took me so long to get used to it, God only knows. Does everything really come to those who wait, as the old adage goes? It doesn't, I can…


Kicked Out

Johnny came downstairs. It was the COVID pandemic. He was at home with his mum and he had no job. Johnny put the kettle on and put the instant coffee…


Between the Raindrops

I stuck my hand inside my jacket and pressed hard against my side just under the ribs. I was sore, but I wasn’t coughing up anything that was…


Vienna

Vienna is as dark and cold as I had expected, although hiding in a clump of bushes with a syringe in my pocket is probably affecting my judgement. My…


Emperors, Part 1

“Perception is real, and the truth is not.” --- Dame Imelda Marcos An agent storms across a long tiled hallway, his shoes clack-clack-clacking…


Stones

Everything was going bad, so I went out walking, hoping to shake loose the dark spirits that had me weighed down. I wound into the valley to the…


The Visit That Wasn’t

Have you ever fancied a visit to a land far, far away from yours? Is that even a question? I’m sure you have, just like any other normal person. And…


The Shadow Men, Part 1 — Excerpt 6

John threw himself onto the floor. His spare sidearm came out of his holster as he crept up to the cockpit. The door opened suddenly as a foot…