Elaine Holmwood knew who the killer was, even if no one else knew that there was a murderer to be found. It was the same way that she knew someone was sweating over fresh graves, driving stakes into the hearts of the victims. She’d been tied up in this for ten long years that stretched … More NECK & NECK: A Short Story by Leandra Inglis
A myth originating from Io, concerning eclipses.Pharentine, daughter of a sun god, is called to find the moon god Abus and return him home. There are two suns in the sky, each ruled by a different god; Chiah, master of the east, and Charo, mistress of the west. Between them, they had children as numerous … More ABUS & PHARENTINE: A Short Story by Leandra Inglis
It takes Reyna a few weeks to notice the ghosts. In her defence, she’s never been haunted before. When she finalises the rental agreement and signs in the dotted line, she’s thinking about what furniture she still needs to buy and whether she’ll be able to convince the landlady to let her paint out the … More RECIPROCAL HAUNTINGS: A Short Story by Leandra Inglis
“Why are you so afraid of demons?” she asks. She wants to say ‘Because I’m one wrong move away from becoming one’ but she doesn’t. She thinks it would be giving away too much. * It started as a joke. Well, no, not a joke. Something un-serious, though. Something that wasn’t really supposed to mean … More PRECIPICE: A Short Story by Leandra Inglis
Devin is nineteen or he’s three months old or he’s dead. He’s beginning to realise that he’s all three at once. He cocks his head to the side and peers at the writing on the wall, trying once again to make sense of Spenser’s spiky scrawl. It’s easier said than done; Spenser’s handwriting is atrocious … More CONVERGENT: A Short Story by Leandra Inglis
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