“Is dad home?” Jackson Cade stands on the front porch of his parent’s house, face to face with his mother who shakes her head. “No, dear. Do you need to-“ …
The Object of My Desire
It’s not often that I find myself actually fawning over someone. Ever since I found my first love cheating on me, I never thought I would love again. However, when …
The Dreamer
The air in the Grove is thick, saturated with the sickly sweet scent of decay and the dull, relentless hum of a million insects. A lone figure stands, her silhouette …
A Heightened Sense?
Deep inside the stone walls of Castle Hayes, is a tunnel which is lit only by torches hanging on the walls that feed the corridor to a dark room. Inside …
Lazarus
The Mortuary is dark, and the rain pours heavily from above. The sound of dirt shucking back and forth is our only solace from the terrifying state of darkness that …
Sink or Swim
I recall the moment my power chose me. The Zookeeper led me to a solitary chamber, assuring me it was sink or swim time. I was swallowed by the water. …
House of Cards
As a young blud, I used to spend hours with my nanna, innit? There wasn’t much to do whilst mum was working, so we’d play games. My dear old Nanna, …
Herd Mentality
The Reverend Troy stands in a lush pasture of the Groves surrounded by a flock of newborn lambs. No more than a few days old, the young lambs look up …
Chapter Three: The Sacrifice
[In a large dark open warehouse space, Malakai Midnight stands surrounded by shrouded owls, each wearing their own dark red cloaks. He stands in the middle of them all, his …
For The Children
[Felix Foley sits on the stage of his former funhouse, his legs dangling off the edge. Behind him sit the puppets he’s recently neglected. He looks out into the audience, …