10 June, 2025

Fragments of Life – A One Shot Story

By Ibraar Hussain

For there upon a bed of soft wool lay the most splendid jewel, a jewel such as Dyson had never dreamed of, and within it shone the blue of far skies, and the green of the sea by...
A watch and digital clock... one hour apart

8 June, 2025

Can Time “Slip”? – One-Shot Story

By Dave Powell

I think H.G. Wells did centuries of disservice to future scientists when he wrote “The Time Machine.” It’s a great story, but its title and text subtly imply that a machine is r...
The sun lit them both: the mask at the base of the fountain and the girl with the phone and the supermarket bag.

13 May, 2025

A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.

By Danilo Leonardi

In 2015, for several months, I spent three days a week working on the Isle of Wight. I would drive from London to Portsmouth, take the car ferry, and then travel to various loca...