Fiction: The Cliff
“It’s been two days. We gotta to do something. It’s gonna go rotten.” “I…
Browsing: Cassandra Voices fiction
The Ghost in the Garrick
Richard Midwinter arrived early at the Garrick and on entering the theatre was struck by…
The Dish Washer
He put on the yellow marigolds with some difficulty, while at the same time remembering…
Psychopomp
The magic place lay under a blanket of snow. On the ridge of the park…
Indiana Jones on a Kharkiv Bus
Marina and I wait for a bus, and when it comes, we squeeze our way…
Small Horses
The big man tugged the brim of his hat and spoke gently to the camera…
Rain in the Face
Dawn sun, distant mountains, red cliffs near, white clouds scattered, still world, until a breeze…
Fiction: The Text
Saturday morning and Lil’Johnny was on his way to work on the Market. He walked…
Dog Years
Then the Lord said, “Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and their…
A Grand Lady Must be a Hundred Years Old
I owe my life to a bullet that pierced my father’s skull. The time was…
The Death of My Marriage and JFK Junior
It happens. After four years of marriage, I’m madly in love…just not with my…
Murphy Walked into the Bar
It was just after opening time when Murphy walked into the bar. He wasn’t welcome…
Fiction: Change
Neil went to tea break for the gossip, to find out what was going on,…
The Last Christmas
The afternoon of Christmas Eve, just as it’s beginning to get dark, Mum opens the …
Friended
We were best friends, each the other’s trusted wingman and sometime sponsor and crude litigator…
Fiction: Fez
December light spills down the halka, through the shutters and across my bed. Living in…
Fiction: Old Poetry
It was because of Daniel that Mary Ann remembered Tom again; because she’d found out…
Mary Dances
In normal times Mary used to catch glimpses of the dancers. On his cigarette break…
Fairy Story
Then the fairy spread her wings and flew off. People came from far and wide…