Stories
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The Last Rite of Birthright; or, A Letter to Sylvia Plath
November light in North London at four-thirty in the evening is a Kodachrome delusion. It’s a saturated gold, bleeding but blurring at the edges, halatious, homely, glimmering, and glowing, the… Read more.
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Sasha
Sasha had frizzy platinum blonde hair, beautiful green eyes, a Slavic demeanour that left her with an aura of stubborn self-reliance, a coldness that put many first-timers off. There was… Read more.
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From Here to Forever
Kiera rests her head against a carelessly framed advertisement as the dying strains of some wistful indie rock song emanate through her earbuds, the singer’s lowly baritone drowning beneath the… Read more.
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Obstacle 1
A Short Story. It came upon him suddenly, swiftly splitting through his chest and stomach, seemingly in the absence of reason. Its asphyxiating invisible hand dug into his neck and… Read more.
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The Canadian Dream (Канадская мечта)
Originally Published April 30, 2019 The year is 1954. It was a dark and frigid August day in Nizhny Novgorod, USSR, and the clocks were just striking six. The grey… Read more.
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Joyeux Nöel
Originally Published December 21, 2018 The year is 1943. It’s Christmas Eve, but in Nazi-occupied Paris, Christmas is nothing more than a distant memory. The dark streets were illuminated by… Read more.
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Finest Hour
Originally Published December 6, 2018. I remember it so clearly and vividly, as if it were yesterday. The old, cracked stone walls a dark shade of charcoal, the aged yet… Read more.
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The Perfect Storm
Originally Published September 20, 2018. 7:30am. The dreaded buzzing sound of John’s alarm clock fills the room, much to John’s disgruntlement. John lies on his bed for a long ten… Read more.
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A Brotherhood of Heroes
Originally Published April 11, 2018. Battle of the Somme, August 1916. It was a dark, cold evening, and the guns had ceased for the night. The Western Front lit up… Read more.


