A selection of stories written over the years. They’re different, funny, vicious, heartbreaking. They’re here to be enjoyed.<\/p>\n
My Father Is Younger Than Me<\/a> –\u00a0It had been sixty years since I last saw him<\/em><\/p>\n Colin<\/a> – I had to interview a fourteen-year-old who had caused a dozen deaths<\/em><\/p>\n This Is Where I Die<\/a> – I realised my friend was going to do something insane<\/p>\n The Test<\/a> – A man is confronted by a big question about where he really came from<\/em><\/p>\n If I Were A Bell<\/a> – A choice moment from Guys and Dolls<\/em><\/p>\n The Big Blank<\/a> – I had two accidents more than twenty-five years apart, and remembered nothing from in between<\/em><\/p>\n Dinner with Adele<\/a>\u00a0 – I had a young woman created to look after my daughter. Then things became complicated.<\/em><\/p>\n A Woman Who Likes Jazz<\/a> – I finally met a woman who really liked jazz music<\/em><\/p>\n The Reawakening<\/a>\u00a0 – After a hundred and forty-two years they brought me back to life<\/em><\/p>\n Mopeds in Marrakesh<\/a>\u00a0 – A story of irritatio<\/em>n and enlightenment in the Medina<\/em><\/p>\n A Man Named Malcolm<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 I thought my cousin had been a waster, until I met a stranger at his funeral<\/em><\/p>\n Always On My Mind<\/a>\u00a0 – My girlfriend was murdered by her family<\/em><\/p>\n Ghost Village<\/a>\u00a0 – A man returns to the scene of a childhood tragedy<\/em><\/p>\n I Never Said Hullo<\/a>\u00a0 – It had been almost thirty years since I had seen Lionel<\/em><\/p>\n Meeting Tara<\/a>\u00a0 – A man hears from a young woman claiming to be his daughter<\/em><\/p>\n Do You Think They’ll Come Back?<\/a>\u00a0 – What happens after aliens visit Earth, then go away?<\/em><\/p>\n You Were Made for Me<\/a>\u00a0 – When the rich can have young people designed, grown and conditioned to be their perfect companions<\/em><\/p>\n Mr<\/a> Bishop<\/a>\u00a0 – A former teacher, the word of Jesus and a longstanding grudge<\/em><\/p>\n I Saw Her Again<\/a>\u00a0 – A man sees his dead wife in the street<\/em><\/p>\n The Third Time<\/a>\u00a0 – Plague, pandemic …. and aliens<\/em><\/p>\n Harold’s Big Sleep<\/a>\u00a0 – A dog’s final visit to the vet drags up a dark secret<\/em><\/p>\n Me and Judy Garland<\/a> –\u00a0A reminiscence and a couple of life lessons from childhood<\/em><\/p>\n Second Star to the Right<\/a>\u00a0 – A man and a woman, seventeen years, three meetings, two stars<\/em><\/p>\n In Character<\/a> – A successful actor is confronted by the downside of fame<\/em><\/p>\n AlphaMalePlus<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0A laptop computer watches as a Twitter troll is confronted by an awful truth<\/em><\/p>\n The Temptation<\/a> –\u00a0A different perspective on what happened to Christ in the desert<\/em><\/p>\n The Rubber Face<\/a>\u00a0 – A stranger in a market, lemon juice, an act of violence<\/em><\/p>\n Whispers from the Hole<\/a> –\u00a0An artist creates a dark force he cannot control. Written with a nod to MR James<\/em><\/p>\n New Year’s Eve, 1999<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 Hours before the new century<\/em>, an old man recalls an act of desperation<\/em><\/p>\n Big Macs in Bangkok<\/a>\u00a0 – I-t was the most disgusting thing I had seen<\/em><\/p>\n Izzy Wizzy<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 A tortured man … black magic … and Sooty<\/em><\/p>\n Lucas<\/a>\u00a0 –\u00a0 \u00a0A ventriloquist’s dummy tells a tale of hitting hard times<\/em><\/p>\n Ellroy’s Work<\/a>\u00a0 – A cat leads a frustrated writer into a dark journey in conceptual art<\/em><\/p>\n Lewisham Half-Breed<\/a> \u00a0–\u00a0 A middle aged man tracks down the father he never knew<\/em><\/p>\n