Nikki Robson

      Gareth’s Wake   The toot of your horn as you drove past fell silent in the shunt and crush, the hand that waved, a useless shield. My cup cracked with the news, pulsed dark coffee. Your parents wanted you home one last time, to touch your...

Ellie Danak

      The Killing I’ve been staring at the mobile phone for too long. Now it turns cold like a stone. The screen mirrors the bruised moon, litters the sky with your name. On the bedroom wall your photo left a raw square.     Ellie Danak is a...

JD DeHart

      Absconding of course, leaving would be easy, peeling away, kicking up small stones, waving rude gestures in the air, the sound of tires spinning all the way to the fork where I would have to stop and decide again what to do with myself. JD DeHart...

Roberta Verdant

      Incendiary I’ve been deciding how my wings would look, Ruled out downy-swan-feathered (& occasionally a little bloody.) Not Victoriana fae, the era that forgot fairies are toothed beings. Instead I’d like enormous blue-green dragonfly wings,...

Kathy Halliday

      The Last Fish –– is an Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, or ‘Finn’ to his mates. He was once one of 30 million tapioca eggs. You can sponsor Finn for as little as £1.00 a month. You’ll receive a special certified adoption pack and a cuddly toy. He’ll even...