The fresh air gently caresses the skin on my bare arms and the sun shines hot, almost burning my face. How long I’ve waited for this moment to return. With eager motions, I turn to grab the folding chair behind me and set it upright on the wooden planks, carefully avoiding the gaps between each... Continue Reading →

“No, you’re an idiot,” Tom yelled smashing his controller on the ground, denting the hardwood floor. He’d been playing his online shooter game for two days now, destroying everyone that crossed paths with him. Until now. Frustrated by the loss against his best friend, who was definitely a worse gamer than he was, he picked... Continue Reading →

Through light and day, the birds jumped around vividly on branches, high up in the trees, singing their souls out into the air. The songs echoed through the vast forest leaving nothing but happiness in their wake. As if enchanted by these melodies, leaves were sprouting everywhere. Even the flowers at the base of the... Continue Reading →

Who’s that standing at the end of the street, he wondered from his windowsill. A vague shape, maybe frizzled hair, uncertain of gender, and age. He must be crazy, the man thought bewildered, there’s danger looming everywhere. For many weeks he’s sitting there now, observing birds and even deer, while humans have been locked indoors,... Continue Reading →

He was walking down the street, slightly hungover, at eight o’clock in the morning. The area he found himself in was completely deserted. The coffee places, that usually opened early, were still shut. The handful of seniors that waddled on the sidewalk eyed him suspiciously. The lonely bus on the road was empty. The smell,... Continue Reading →

The workday is over and I’m finally sitting in my car. Soon I’ll be at home, but I’m already dreaming about that cold beer in the fridge and my comfortable sofa. Misguided by my desire I suddenly find my self in a long cue of cars waiting for the light to turn green. Meanwhile, the... Continue Reading →

It was not the first time John stood behind the lectern with his carefully crafted speech. The same speech he’d been giving for the past eight months at a variety of venues all over the country. He wasn’t wearing any trousers. Typical, only he would have a nightmarish experience become true. What can you do;... Continue Reading →

The cement mixer churning, and the eager apprentice slowly learning. In front of apartment block zero, that’s where we find our hero. “Can I move in yet” – Impatience demands, but the construction manager waves dismissively his hands. The days move past and still no progress – “just build the roof, my stress needs proof”... Continue Reading →

Brisk air flows vividly through the canyons of the city’s business district. As a spectator from inside the heights of an eleventh-floor office, observing entertained, a dozen plastic bags dancing in the middle of the, now empty, intersection, before another gust of wind pulls them away through yet another ravine of glassy buildings. As rapid... Continue Reading →