I was stuck in a traffic jam, going nowhere fast, when there was a thump on the window. I jumped and nearly dropped my phone, which I put down anyway, just in case it was a cop knocking. The guy outside looked nothing like that. He was bony and bent, with a straggly beard. Hands... Continue Reading →
There's a point in space at which the gravity of the earth and the sun are in balance. It's called the Lagrangian point, and Louise was determined to find it. She's young enough to be your daughter, the text from her mother read. Lucky you. She's old enough to be your mother, the text from... Continue Reading →
Last week it was my piano tuner, this week my proctologist. What's with flash, they both wanted to know. It's simple, really: everything's getting smaller, not only stories. The lesser Darwin, Charles' son, George, first proposed fission theory – something about matter breaking up into bits – back in 1879, and it's been with us ever since.... Continue Reading →
This job is awesome, Damien thought, as he sped up another darkened street. The road is all mine and I know how to use it. He reached for a paper, glancing at the headlines. He grinned. How many people get to read on the job? Shoving his arm through the window, he lobbed the rolled... Continue Reading →
Flash Wounds 