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The fridge did its best to keep its humans happy. Fresh vegetables and snacks, juicy meat and sweet wine. With the years it started failing, but did its best. Kicks of frustration denting its door and bruising its character. Weary, … Continue reading →

The crow yelled at the cat and flapped its wings. The feline retreated. The next day, two cats. The crow crowed louder and flapped her wings faster. Her mate swooped down and nipped a kitty tail. Third day, three felines: … Continue reading →

Small black flies invaded the office, before taking over the whole city. It got so bad you had to wear a mask to avoid breathing them in. They formed a fine black film over everything, including your skin. People went … Continue reading →

Lucy hasn’t been tending her inner swamp lately. It’s starting to overflow, dripping from her eyes and ears. She knows the swamp monster is feeding on the gloom and growing each day. With Patrick, she sets off on an inner … Continue reading →

A couple, mid-thirties, obviously love-struck. So, where’s the catch? She asks. There isn’t one, darling. Oh no, there always is: attraction comes with a special variety of hell built-in. Hand in hand, they make it to hell and back many … Continue reading →

Here and there, people start discovering complete strangers who seem to be their identical twins. As the media start reporting these findings, a few pairs set out to track their origins and uncover the top-secret military experiment that is behind … Continue reading →

They are five. Five strangers who discover they are all born of frozen ova donated by one woman. She carried a mutation that will change the face of humanity. They learn to join their minds, and discover others like them. … Continue reading →

“I’ve got it,” said Paul. The look on his face turned from triumph to horror as he watched the weapon he had retrieved from the abandoned craft weld itself to his hand and start shooting towards us. “I can’t make … Continue reading →

The growth on his shoulder was becoming ugly. It was also starting to talk with him, which he found unsettling. The doctor refused to remove it as it had sufficient sentience. Three months later the growth had developed prehensile appendages. … Continue reading →

Tom’s marriage had turned into a nightmare. Janet and he fought all the time and the children had got completely out of hand. He became addicted to full-simulation dramas, and fell in love with an actress. He sought her out … Continue reading →