A shopping cart mysteriously arrives on the front lawn. Its arrival is shrouded in mystery.But as mundane and uncomplicated as the object is, its presence has a profound and lasting effect.A short story about the search for a meaningful existence.

Lying underneath the floorboards of Delphine's home, he watches her. He doesn't know why, he doesn't know anything, but he is compelled to watch. The intimate synergy between someone imprisoned and someone free, but who is trapped in her own dark emotions. This is a story about depression, how tough it is to feel connected and even when there is someone right next to you, how you feel so isolated and alone and helpless.

Alex wanted to change, wanted to be noticed, but there was a price to pay. Increasing horrors mount for her in the aftermath of her procedure, the crawling sensations inside of her give rise to an ominous blackness which overcomes her. The paranoia from the shadows which Alexis glimpses trailing her every move, are heightened when she hears them in her apartment, hears them getting ever closer to her. With her domain no longer a safe-house, she has only one choice. She has to run. But is t...

Not every family gathering is one full of joy and cheer. Erin stares bleakly at the walls of ice which exist between members of her family, particularly those between herself and her sister. It started years ago in childhood but then the Nut Stuffing and the unwanted gift under the tree takes it all to another level.

Jimmy receives an unexpected letter of invitation. But it's more than that, it is finally a way out of the coffin that he's been stuck in for the last six months. But what awaits him on his escape? This short story was adapted from a previous idea I had about interviewing the Devil's Administrator. It changed and transformed into a very short, light-hearted twist of what could lie beyond

After another night of heavy drinking, Archibald fails to notice some important clues around him as he faces up to the daily grind again. They are clues which would have warned him of impending danger. His wife Janet however, is feeling on top of the world with everything in place to take care of some important household business. But her devious master-plan to make sure that Archibald never finds his way back home again fails dramatically because of extenuating events.

Alex had wanted change, had wanted to be noticed, but there was a price to pay. Increasing horrors mount for her in the aftermath of her procedure.The crawling sensations inside her give rise to an ominous blackness which overcomes her and leads to terrifying consequences.The paranoia from the shadows that Alexis glimpses trailing her every move is heightened when she hears them in her flat.With her domain no longer a safe place, she has only one choice. She has to run...

For the man who has it all, the opportunity to land an exclusive flower, is too alluring to pass up for Simon. It will propel his wife to the top of the social ladder if he can possess it. But what is its real cost?

A short story about how fate may control our lives. A lucky penny is found and it helps keep the routine of the protagonist's walk home, uneventful. That is even despite the tragic wreckage that plays out in front of them. How much luck is there to go around?

After contemplating crossing the threshold over from this life, a broken life, into eternal darkness, Abraham is visited by the dark stranger. The offer of salvation, the offer of having a purpose is a strong enough lure to make him hand himself over to the stranger. But instead of a bright new hope, he finds instead a long, suffering torture where he fulfills his duties under the cover of night. It is a duty which isn't clear of purpose to him. Just deliver the black boxes and never look ...

The old man treks the same route day after day, looking for something that is no longer there. What was inside of the Funeral Home has gone forever. Hudson was a man of details with a love of his craft that he had wanted to pass on to young apprentices. In the backroom of his business, he trained them with an unorthodox method to learn how to respect the dead. Not everyone got it.

The falling degrees of Archroy's ill-fated journey into town. Dazed and confused in the white world of snow, Archroy looks to shake off his fever and hangover but the winter weather is his biggest enemy. The townfolk are no help either.