The bat room is on a reverse time cycle. Bats are nocturnal and we work during the day –our day – so we switch their morning and night, keep the colony dark between nine a.m. and eight p.m., but when we go in the room we hit the override and blast their eyes with fluorescent […]
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A Family Matter
It was the blood on the jacket that Mac remembered most. How dark it was and how much darker it made the black leather look. It dripped down from the studded collar, along the right sleeve and it hung from the golden zipper and teeth. It was like the jacket had been shot rather than […]
Memories of a Forgotten War
Manila, August 1941 ‘Be strong Celia,’ Papa said, as she watched him pack his things. ‘Take care of your mother while I’m gone.’ He folded each shirt methodically, laying them on top of well-creased pants. Papa was short and wiry. He was very handsome, with a wide brow and well-defined lips. ‘Yes, Papa,’ she said. […]
Dog
A crime novel.
The Hunter & The Gatherer
An extract from a novel.
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This is an excerpt from a circadian novel set in Southern California.
St. John’s Avenue
An extract from a novel.
The Imagination Game
Chapter One Katherine looked through the peephole and saw a man’s jaw, dusty with stubble. He was good-looking, even up close. Behind him, terraces fitted with photovoltaic panels mirrored a cloudless blue sky. But the street was empty. She let the cover slip back into place and opened the door. ‘Bird! I came as soon […]
The Merchant Mr Hancock, of 15 Union Street, Deptford
November 1787 Jonah Hancock’s office was built wedge-shaped and coffered like a ship’s cabin, whitewashed walls and black skirting, beam pegged snugly to beam. The wind sang down Union Street, raindrops burst against the windowpane, and Mr Hancock leaned forward on his elbows, cradling his brow in his hands. Rasping his fingers over his scalp, […]
Rockadoon Shore
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