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Inside Job

INSIDE JOB “The Leaning Tower of London,” announced the tabloid on Andrew’s desk. He glanced casually at the report as he sat down to his first coffee of the day....

Grave Consequences

GRAVE CONSEQUENCES  “There you are. That’s your grandfather’s second wife’s grave.” “It really is in the middle of nowhere.” “Yes, well off the beaten track. Very few humans ever pass...

First Impressions

FIRST IMPRESSIONS   She was at her most dangerous. Out of her element, without a clear avenue of escape, the stench of sprawling humanity enveloped her, hampering her senses. The...

Fate Decides

FATE DECIDES. In my head I heard Vera Lynn’s voice as I finally managed to prise open the trunk’s rusty lock, “Some letters tied with blue/A photograph or two ....

Falcon

FALCON By Les Hellmann After getting my Masters Certificate of Competence, I took a thirteen-year gap year from deep-sea ships. This period included five years with Saftug on the Wolraad Woltemade...

Karoo Dust

KAROO DUST By Janice Gardiner-Atkinson He is angry. He is frightened. He is hurting. He is trying to get drunk but he just can’t manage it. He has finished all the...