Terrible World – Desperately Being German

Terry moved his curtains a little and peeked into the darkened street, watching the neighbours’ windows for any sign of activity.  There was none – not yet, anyway.  They were talking about it though, they had to be.  He could imagine it now; the old gent across the way going green with envy because Terry […]

Terrible World – Playing Dead

This is the first in a series where I write about the more extreme solutions to people’s modern problems. There was only the sound of water running.  Nicola stared up at the ceiling and sobbed a little.  By her side, Francis sat cross-legged with a notebook perched on his knee.  He was drawing how she […]