This free horror short is a standalone weird tale set in the same universe as the author's longer 'The Sinners of Crowsmere,' a bleak and skeletal horror novel described by the MR James Podcast as "Highly recommended... Wonderful arthouse / video nasty vibe on the Norfolk coast."

All Jackson Dark wants to do is get home and surprise his wife with the special gift he’s bought her.But he’s got one last job to finish first…Special Delivery forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett.

Caspar Jolley is a thrillseeker with a gift for always staying one step ahead. Doctor Evelyn Flowers is a woman of science – and sensuality. Brought together by an off-street speedboat-racing catastrophe, will they be able to overcome a bizarre and confounding injury?Hilarious, inventive and ultimately moving, Ahead of the Game is a brilliant new story from one of Australia's most unique comic voices.

A Thunk is a beguiling question about everyday things that stops you in your tracks and helps you start to look at the world in a whole new light. A thunk will shake up your templates, rattle your thought routines, and make you think about things differently! The ideal gift for possibly the most impossible person to buy for!

It started out as most other days, back in December 2014.I was ready to go to the office and get stuck into another day after the long train commute into the city.Occasionally, while walking downtown from the station, I'd stop in at the Lindt Café in Sydney's Martin place for a coffee and something nice to munch on.However, my ever-expanding waistline guilted me into avoiding the muffin that day, and I stopped by the little coffee stand around the corner from the offic...

A young man reluctantly on his way to an online date, tries to strike up a conversation with a girl on the tube. Despite her initial reluctance, she opens up slightly when she finds out his destination. As the train carries them onwards, both find their conversation moving them towards an unexpected conclusion.

"Oh dear, this isn't good," I said to myself. "How on earth can I help this poor seagull?"

'Dead good' - Craig Conway (The Descent, Doomsday, The Fades)"I try to make him understand as best I can. I tell him that one day, we woke up, the two of us, but the rest of the village didn't. The sleepers kept on sleeping and it wasn't wise to wake them.We learnt that much with Mother."'Hush, Little Brother' is the first short story in Richard Rippon's Scary Shorts collection with Tonto Books.

A boy takes a dangerous journey with his father. During the journey they go through a war zone and the boy sees many things he does not understad.

Christmas is already going to be a very sad time for George, a six-year old boy whose daddy won't be coming back home. But his luck seems to be getting even worse when the twenty-pound note he wants to donate to The Salvation Army, in memory of his daddy, is blown away by the wind.Set in Plymouth, this 3200 word short story follows the money's progress through the streets of a typical city.

This is a short fictional story, inspired by thinking about the words supposition and speculation. Observing people in daily life, recalling snippets of overheard conversations and the comments of strangers enabled me to stitch together a contemporary scenario wherein a woman notices a young male emerging from a public toilet in a park and notes that he looks ill or ill at ease. The woman is somehow moved to feel concern for his welfare. An older man who is known to the woman exits the toi...

For health reasons Father O'Hara must leave his parish. But, before he does, he takes the time to recall the many humorous and irreverent nuances of his tenure.